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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Badenoch gives a borderline disgraceful performance at PMQs on Iran

Kemi Badenoch at the despatch box
‘Certainly she’s the worst leader of the Tory party in living memory … ’ Photograph: House of Commons/PA

On another day it might even have been quite funny. The mismatch between Kemi Badenoch’s self-belief and her performance. But Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions was far too serious for that, with Donald Trump’s Awfully Big Iranian Adventure threatening to escalate into all-out war in the Middle East.

It was also a day when you could think the unthinkable. Might Kemi actually be even weaker than Chris Philp? Certainly she’s the worst leader of the Tory party in living memory. There again, the gene pool of talent is no more than a puddle.

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