Brendan Cox says Kneecap only half apologised for 'kill MPs' call

Brendan Cox, the husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has said the Irish rap trio Kneecap have offered only "half an apology", after criticism of comments in which they appeared to call for politicians to be killed.

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Kneecap apologised to Jo Cox's family and that of the MP David Amess, who was also murdered, in the face of mounting criticism, including from Downing Street.

Cox's remarks come after a video emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show a member of the Belfast group saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP." The group have denied allegations they have shown support for Hamas and Hezbollah.

Kneecap - Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh - posted an apology on X and suggested the condemnation had been an "effort to derail the real conversation" about Gaza.

The band have previously claimed they are facing a "coordinated smear campaign" after speaking out about "the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people".