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i agree fwiw, but i don't think it matters. i say this because plenty of labour mps specialise in being rude and tetchy if asked questions they do not like. when it comes to squeemish social issues trust is so low in the media class as a whole being that way often finds an audience for better or worse
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But she won't be asked any questions, it will just be berating labours position
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Grumpy_Git
badenoch is a thorn for labour. as a match up she hits so many weaknesses of keirs leadership that jenrick wouldn't have cut through on. she is an incredibly savvy operator on picking over social issues to further her rightwin fiscal belief. whats more is rather good at using the publics squeemishness about race, gender and ethnicity to her advantage. areas labour is constantly weak on as they are at best race blind, at worst, race averse, at a policy level. reflective of the public at large to be honest.
it's very easy to see her pushing labour right on a variety of current social issues using the in roads labour has already dug for themselves. trans rights, social safety nets, immigration and policing. the historically institutionally racist tory party is not being thickle electing her, especially as the party itself is ruthlessly aware of the power they have to change policy direction out of power. something labour also struggles with realising.
personally have kept an eye on her for her staunch opposition to trans people; having dealings with these sorts of operators leads one to see all the tell tale signs. if she hits her stride she could easily peel off the "stevanage woman", the sort who considers themselves "not x-phoobic y-ist, just cares about fairness". these people are primed to move right on a lot of stuff and labour knows this too. all depends on if she can temper her more openly transparent attacks, such as maternity leave, which are like poison to a campaign.
labour celebrating it with the same "do you think i have to register this as a gift" joke doesn't bode well for them being self aware.