Great stuff from Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. She was entertaining, tricky, probing, unpredictable. If she keeps this up she may attract more Tory members to the chamber on Wednesdays. Many seem to find other things to do. She began by calling Sir Keir a liar:
‘Speaking about the employment bill last week he misled the house. He was not on top of his own bill.’
Up popped the Speaker. ‘We can’t accuse the Prime Minister of misleading the house.’
That got everyone’s attention. Kemi should try it each week
That got everyone’s attention. Kemi should try it each week. She rephrased her question and started to go through the bill in detail. She quoted paragraphs, subclauses, numbers in brackets. She knew the fiddly bits in the margins that nobody looks at. An intriguing approach. Sir Keir didn’t like it. He seemed rattled by her for the first time. Hs replies were hectoring and emotional.
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