‘Like a submarine’: Tories criticise Kemi Badenoch’s low profile during riots

Kemi Badenoch, one of six Tory leadership candidates, has not commented nationally on the unrest in the UK since Friday. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Kemi Badenoch, one of the candidates for the Conservative leadership, has been criticised by fellow Tories for adopting a “submarine” strategy by keeping a low national profile during the riots that have spread across England over the past week.

While rivals James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Mel Stride have been appearing across broadcast TV channels and social media, Badenoch has not been prominent during the unrest.