Conservative leadership hopeful James Cleverly has made a swipe at Kemi Badenoch after she claimed she became 'working class' following a stint working at McDonald’s.
Conservative leadership hopeful James Cleverly has made a swipe at Kemi Badenoch after she claimed she became "working class" following a stint working at McDonald’s. Tory leadership hopeful Badenoch made the comments on Wednesday, after claiming she grew up in a middle-class family but “became working class” after securing a job at the fast food chain.The comments came in a bid to appeal to working-class Tory voters in the midst of her party leadership battle.
"The chat formed part of an interview with Chopper’s Political Podcast and saw the Member of Parliament for North West Essex emphasise her "working class" attributes.Read more: Sir Keir Starmer dismisses football regulator fears despite UEFA warningRead more: Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at Liberal Democrat party conferenceOnline commentary saw widespread mocking of the comments, with one X user writing: "Yeah right.
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