KEMI Badenoch was last night locked in talks to lure MPs from rival Tory leadership camps as she made a late dash for the final run-off. The ex-minister, 42, held multiple calls and exchanged messa…
who urged her to stand aside and back Truss to avoid the Tory right from being splintered.
Frost said now was the time for “pragmatism” and she should stand down in exchange for a serious job with the current Foreign Secretary. But Badenoch said: “I think actually some of the stuff in the press asking me to withdraw has backfired quite badly.” She added: “Why should anyone be asked to withdraw especially as I’m not last..I’m not last, it’s all to play for.”
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