Kemi Badenoch wanted an inquiry because she wanted an inquiry. Why was that difficult to understand?

Last weekend the Daily Mail ran a front-page story about the imminent demise of Keir Starmer. A few days on and it’s increasingly looking like Kemi Badenoch whose job may be on the line. Just take a look at the faces of her backbench MPs at prime minister’s questions. Faces taut. Wishing they were somewhere else. Not a smile in sight.

What’s more, they know they have no one to blame but themselves. KemiKaze hasn’t changed. She hasn’t got the top job by false pretences. She’s always been primarily a culture warrior. A fundamentally unserious politician. Someone who bounces around in her own echo chamber until she collides with a piece of political opportunism.