ConHome’s new Tory shadow cabinet survey has Badenoch down to seventh place. Trailing behind Stride, Jenrick, and Philp in the top three…
Those top three are seen as the most active on media and attack. Other than that, everyone else’s points are broadly equalising. Badenoch used to lead every league table since the election. She’s had a -39 point drop since the New Year…
11% of those Tory members polled by ConHome think there will be a Tory majority at the next election, down from 24% the month prior. Material for Kemi to chew on here before PMQs…
Tom Baldwin, author of Starmer’s hagiography, spoke to Times Radio:
Tom Baldwin: “I think he’d like to do something. He’s very dutiful and driven by service. That’s why he came into politics. I think that’s characterised his time as prime minister. He hasn’t always sought popularity or been good at being popular. But I think he has some of the necessary qualities that we actually do want in a prime minister. That resilience, that relentlessness, that ability to carry the weight and the job really does weigh very heavily on people and he carries that weight very, very well.”
Jo Coburn: “NATO Secretary-General?”
Tom Baldwin: “I think that’s something that he would be interested in. I think it probably requires Andy Burnham’s government to support him in that and these are some of the questions which Andy Burnham has to resolve quite quickly.”