Jenrick's betrayal was caught red-handed with documentary proof of his secret plotting to defect in the most damaging way possible. The leaked draft speech shows he was ready to stab Conservative colleagues in the back while praising Reform's leadership. Badenoch acted decisively to expose this duplicitous scheme before it could inflict maximum harm on the party.
Badenoch's paranoid pre-emptive strike against Jenrick reveals her weakness, not strength. She couldn't tolerate a popular rival who consistently topped member approval ratings, so she manufactured a crisis based on dinner conversations. This latest blue-on-blue psychodrama perfectly captures the endless Tory infighting that already alienated voters.
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