As Kemi’s supporters say, performance at the despatch box did nothing for William Hague, and Mrs Thatcher took a year or two to find her feet, and there must be four years to the next election. Let’s be patient and give the lass the time she needs to finish her PhD in politics. She’s bright, she’s accomplished, she’ll get the hang of it.
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”