Taxi for Kemi. It’s only a matter of time before Tory MPs start thinking the unthinkable and hand their leader her P45. It could be happening even now. This week’s prime minister’s questions can only have concentrated a few minds. Buyer’s remorse has long since passed. Some have now moved through the five stages of grief.
First there was the denial. Despite evidence to the contrary, Kemi was doing better than expected. It didn’t matter that she had taken the Tories from the high 20s to the mid-teens in the opinion polls. She was destined for stardom. It was just a matter of the country keeping up with her brilliance.
