Badenoch boards a practice as Conservative ‘fight back’ begins
Dan Whitehead
Earlier than her speech on the Conservative convention in North Wales, Kemi Badenoch paid a go to to the heritage railway in Llangollen.
Within the superb sunshine, she stood excessive up within the driver’s spot on the footplate of the steam locomotive. However the practice was going nowhere.
Political metaphors apart, there was no denial from the UK Conservative chief that the occasion has a battle on its arms in Wales.
Her speech included criticism of Labour’s plans for a tourism tax in Wales, the 20mph zones, and Senedd enlargement which can see the variety of politicians rise from 60 to 96.
However there was a Freudian slip.
She referred to assembly MSPs, (Members of the Scottish Parliament) moderately than MSs, members of the Senedd.
Does that exhibit the place her and the occasion’s thoughts is on the subject of Wales?
“No it doesn’t. What really matters is I’m here, again, because I’m demonstrating our commitment to Wales,” she stated.
As she wrapped up, there was after all a standing ovation – however hardly an electrical environment.
