Badenoch Remains in Tory Plotters Group Despite Backing Sunak
• Kemi Badenoch is a member of a Conservative WhatsApp group called “Evil Plotters” despite telling rebels to support PM Rishi Sunak
• Allies say Badenoch is not actively plotting against Sunak but has a leadership campaign “ready to leap into action” if he steps down
• Badenoch remains close to Michael Gove and they still message in the “Evil Plotters” WhatsApp group
• Badenoch holds regular lunches with key MP backers like Lee Rowley, who managed her 2022 leadership campaign
• Ex-TaxPayers’ Alliance chief James Roberts joined Badenoch’s team in June and is “still working on leadership stuff”