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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole

Kemi Badenoch speaking  at PMQs
Badenoch would have been better off saying she would return to the case once she had had time to consider the new evidence. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

You would have thought that one embarrassment would have been enough for Kemi Badenoch this week. That she would have had time to reflect on her performance during Tuesday’s Gaza statement and decided that being the only person in Britain who is actually against a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza was not a great stance.

But self-awareness just isn’t Kemi’s strong point. She has never come across a hole she didn’t want to dig deeper. She’s just not that bright. Throughout her life, people have told her she can achieve anything if she tried hard enough and she’s made the fatal mistake of believing them.

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