Fans of Frank Sinatra used to have a favourite saying when their hero was in his pomp: ‘It’s Frank’s world. We just live in it.’ After a day and a half of the Tory conference in Birmingham, there is a temptation to refashion the observation around Kemi Badenoch, so completely has she dominated proceedings. And not, it must immediately be said, always in an obviously advantageous way for her leadership campaign.
Supporters of Badenoch were left deeply irritated
Badenoch seemed unabashed at the welter of stories surrounding her when she told an event for leadership candidates held by the influential ConservativeHome website at which she spoke last: ‘I think we all know I am the one everyone has been waiting for.’
After causing outrage in left-wing circles by observing that some cultures are inferior and don’t easily fit into British society, Badenoch yesterday appeared to stumble into a much trickier row about maternity pay.
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