Sometimes the obvious question is the killer question. The one on the minds of practically every person in the country. No need for anything tricksy. No try-hard rhetorical flourishes. Just keep it simple. Play it straight.
And in an unusually unshouty prime minister’s questions – always a sign that MPs realise there is something important at stake – Kemi Badenoch did just that. Told it as it was. Channelled the nation’s anger.
