Tomorrow marks a fortnight since Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech. After a difficult first year when the Conservatives have sometimes struggled to make much of an impact, party spinners were left delighted by the press reaction to her surprise stamp duty announcement. Tory MPs have been publicly boasting about a membership surge – though no figures have yet been provided.
Now, those in the Treasurer’s team have added reason to celebrate. Since Badenoch’s speech on 8 October, the party raised just shy of half a million in donations – north of £460k – as of the end of last week. Kerching! A senior Tory source proudly told Steerpike: ‘Kemi Badenoch demonstrated at conference that only the Conservatives have a plan to deliver a stronger economy. Clearly, the wealth creators who haven’t been driven abroad by Rachel Reeves agree.’
With the Budget looming in five week’s time, who knows how many anxious aspirational types will soon scrabbling around in their coffers to bankroll Badenoch’s party eh?
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