Badenoch’s PMQs jokes fail to rattle Burnham or her MPs

Kemi Badenoch’s performance at Prime Minister’s Questions was dominated by jokes aimed at Labour, while her own MPs appeared largely unmoved. The article argues that the routine left little room for serious questioning and did not land with Andy Burnham, who answered her points directly.

Badenoch joked about Labour’s unpublished 10-year plan, calling the budget a “do nothing” budget, and raised the Rosebank oil field. Burnham said the plan would be presented before Christmas, noted that the Conservatives had drawn up Rosebank’s licence, and said Labour had already approved the Jackdaw field. The article ends partway through a reference to a Russell Brand joke.