Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, becoming the first Black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. Badenoch succeeds former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose tenure was marked by the Conservatives’ worst election performance since 1832.
Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, a crucial step for the party as it attempts to recover from a significant election defeat that ended its 14 years in power.
Badenoch defeated Robert Jenrick in a vote among nearly 100,000 members, making her the first Black woman to lead a major UK political party. Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak, whose leadership resulted in the Conservatives’ worst electoral performance since 1832, with a loss of over 200 seats, leaving the party with just 121.
