You could see this one coming from a long way off. On the day after the International Monetary Fund lowered its growth forecast for the UK by 0.5%. On the day when it was announced that UK government borrowing was £15bn more than expected. On the day when the US wandered out of the latest efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Yup, you’ve guessed it. Kemi Badenoch wasn’t interested in any of this. Yawn. Boring. Who really cares if the economy is in trouble or that the world is in crisis? Instead the leader of the opposition devoted all six of her questions to stoking a culture war. On social media and in the Telegraph, Kemi is a culture-war hero. Her specialist subject? Who should, and who should not, be in possession of a penis in a public toilet.
