Would it have killed Kemi to throw Tory centrists a bone? Some of these characters were slung out of the Tory party by Boris Johnson while others walked away as “the right” took over their house. The group made it clear that it wants Kemi Badenoch to win the next election, and that they’re here to help, but is Badenoch receptive? Asked about the new group’s mission yesterday she sounded dismissive, saying “they need to recognise the agenda which I’m setting.” She added, for good measure, “we’re about the future, not the past…it’s not 2016 any more.”Perhaps diplomacy isn’t her strong pointWould it have killed her to throw Tory centrists a bone? Among those who voted Tory in 2024, only 2 per cent now say they will vote Lib Dem.