Kemi Badenoch ‘has to adapt’ her rhetoric to take on Andy Burnham

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, delivered her first speech after the prime minister changed with visibly more confidence, per The Guardian. She opened by setting up Andy Burnham with backhanded praise — calling him 'a nice guy' before shifting to her real attack. Even skeptics within her own party acknowledge she's becoming more assured, having crystallized a coherent message centered on economic competence.

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