Badenoch’s interview with the Times has come out. Some choice quotes:
The Tory leader also commented on the party’s improvement in the polls: “No one was listening, voters weren’t ready to hear from me. I needed time; it doesn’t mean we are in a perfect place yet, I suspect it will take at least two years for the public to really want to listen and we have a difficult set of local elections coming up.” Difficult indeed…
Co-conspirators may remember the big Tory battle over Islamic garments from last year. Brings a tear to your eye…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”