Kemi has hit the ground running after her holiday, returning to the scene yesterday to bash Starmer’s speech at a hustings in Devon. She may have missed the only Tory leadership hustings in the North to take her break, though it seems she’s come back well-rested after a two-week absence from meeting with the public…
For the last two weeks, her campaign team Renewal2030 has been hard a work sharing clips of Kemi meeting with members from across the country—strategically time-stamped as “recently” to keep her social media game alive. In reality, these meetings took place nearly three weeks ago…
A Kemi ally tells Guido:
“The general election campaign was long and hard and painful. I seriously doubt any Tory members, candidates or MPs will seriously begrudge the next leader of the Conservative Party having some time away with her family.”
Meanwhile a rival camp welcomes her return, saying “It’s nice to have Kemi back in the country,” as candidates gear up for their return to Parliament next week. In fairness to Kemi, she’s not the only one feeling worn out by this marathon leadership race…
Badenoch said at her speech on Monday morning: “We are absolutely ready to fight a general election. We saw the results in Aberdeen South: 50% of the vote. Because we can unite the country… It’s about uniting the country, for God’s sake, behind a centre-right agenda.”