Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Kemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of the teenager Henry Nowak in the headlines, Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is she a changed politician? Well, not exactly. To an extent, Badenoch’s approach ahead of her weekly Commons showdown with Starmer was shaped by events. …