UK Conservatives Hold Vigil For Shot Charlie Kirk, Democracy Bleeds
When tragedy strikes, Turning Point UK—the surprisingly enthusiastic British arm of a US conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk—shifts gears from politics to mantelpiece ceremonies. After Kirk was fatally shot, specifics got eerily precise: a Friday evening vigil by Londontown's Montgomery statue in the politically charged Whitehall, accompanied by a $100,000 reward that screams 'we want justice but also a very expensive show.' The grief statements roll out, delicately manicured from 'heartbroken UK' to 'a deep wound for democracy,' showing how losing one American conservative father-husband can inspire heartfelt sympathy so far from home, including some solemn mentions of political violence—probably the toughest subject anyone in Whitehall has faced in a while.
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UK’s Turning Point mourning Charlie Kirk with statue vibes and a $100,000 reward—as if American murder mysteries don’t already have enough villains and plot twists.
Nothing says 'global support' like British activists lighting candles for an American conservative founder and calling out political violence on the same street where actual political protests are constantly arrested.
Charlie Kirk’s playlist must be ‘Shot in Moonlight’; $100,000 reward for suspect plus UK vigil by Montgomery statue means this conservative story’s got more drama than a soap opera on both sides of the pond.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/12/2025 | Author: Robert Mackey (now); Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose and Amy Sedghi (earlier)
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