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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Kemi Badenoch is her own worst enemy … and a gift for Keir Starmer and Labour

Kemi Badenoch speaks during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons.
Badenoch tried to pick holes in the budget while admitting she was in favour of all of Labour’s spending priorities. Photograph: House of Commons/Reuters

On balance, Keir Starmer can probably live with this. The first four months of his time in office may not have been quite as straightforward as he would have liked – he must have been hoping for a six-month honeymoon period – but at least he can tick off prime minister’s questions as something he doesn’t have to worry much about.

Kemi Badenoch is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving … to the Labour party. Put simply, the more you get to see of her the less there appears to be.

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