Ex Tory MP Nadine Dorries is suggesting that CCHQ has read the minds of those voting for Kemi Badenoch and sent their them ballots first 🍿 A fun spat with Tory writer Finkelstein here
Nadine Dorries has a conspiracy theory: “It would appear that those voting for Kemi in the Conservative leadership election have had their ballot papers emailed to them from CCHQ early BEFORE the Thursday GMB debate between @RobertJenrick and @KemiBadenoch” I’m not linking to the other place
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Also forgot about this great run-in with a deeply weird girl, who had an equally deeply weird boyfriend, who were both kicked out the party for associating with a BNP activist. They’re probably head of research at CCHQ now (voluntary)
Lambeth is an odd place. Lots of Conservatives or people inclined that way but they haven't won an election since 2018. Lots of central London CCHQ or Westminster staffers too. So hard to know how these ads will hit locally.
I genuinely think we're at the point where the 'Keir has a genie' theory is implausible because surely at this point Keir would feel a little guilty. I mean, come on, *this* shortlist! A promise to put someone who could not really manage *as leader of the house* in charge of CCHQ?!
“No Jacob, these desks aren’t empty because CCHQ staffers are working from home, they’re empty because no-one works here anymore”
CCHQ is in a really bad state and badly needs a serious administrator who will fix it as chair. Genuinely mind-blowing how much harm these two candidates are *promising* to do to their party.
Love the "dogged by controversy", from the Tory shill who has been tirelessly concocting fake scandals by repeating smears handed down from CCHQ and trying desperately to make rule-abiding look like rule-breaking.
