Mordaunt changed tack for last night’s seven-way clash on ITV. Last time, for the BBC version, viewers saw half-hearted interjections and self-pitying claims that the Tories have “hated” having to put up taxes to a 70-year record high. For this one Penny went on the full offensive. It seemed like a good idea at the time..
From repeated bickering exchanges with Angela Rayner, which made Mordaunt look like the one in opposition, to being told off by Julie Etchingham and forced to admit she was “agitated“, Mordaunt opened herself up to ridicule from the other panellists who would often say “oh dear” and “it’s just like the Commons” to sympathy from the audience. Penny pointing at all the panelists at the end while repeating “higher taxes higher taxes” put the cherry on top. More than a few people thought she was saying “hire taxis”…
It’s already being compared to her bizarre “stand up and fight” routine at party conference. Tory members are tearing the performance to shreds this morning…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”