Back to the Commons, where Kemi Badenoch has been making waves. The shadow housing secretary has been ruffling feathers in her own party as its attention turns to a looming leadership contest and Badenoch has not been making life easy for opposition politicians either – and this time it’s Angela Rayner in the firing line.
In just 13 minutes, Badenoch managed to tear apart the new Deputy Prime Minister, her politics and her party. First congratulating her rival on being appointed to such an esteemed position, Badenoch was quick to point out to how Rayner had grown up with a Conservative government, telling the Commons that the Tories will indeed take some of the credit for her success. Then the shadow housing secretary turned to Rayner’s role in the Labour party – and served up some rather unpleasant home truths…
All the stuff the Secretary of State worked on in opposition, like the New Deal for Workers, has been taken off her and given to the Business Secretary.
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