Former British Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom and takes charge of a Conservative Party reeling from its worst-ever election defeat. She succeeds Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against Jenrick’s 41,388, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning. During her campaign, Badenoch pledged to return the Conservatives to…
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