UK Conservatives Select First Black Woman as Leader
Kemi Badenoch has taken over from the party’s previous leader, Rishi Sunak, and has pledged to regain the support of voters who have left the Conservatives. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the new leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, succeeding Rishi Sunak and making history as the first black woman to head a major British political party.
The 44-year-old, who was born in the UK and spent her formative years in Nigeria and the US, won the leadership contest against MP Robert Jenrick by 12,418 votes, as reported by the BBC. In her victory address, Badenoch, an MP since 2017 with a background in banking and IT, expressed her commitment to revitalizing the party after its significant loss in the general election in July.
She emphasized the importance of attracting back voters who have left the Conservative Party, asserting that the party is “critical to the success of our country.”
Badenoch argued that for the party to regain credibility, it must be more transparent and acknowledge that it has “made mistakes” and “let standards slip” during its 14 years in government.
The Conservatives experienced their most significant election defeat in July, resulting in the Labour Party taking power for the first time in 14 years.
Rishi Sunak, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, oversaw a notable decline in Britain’s living standards, alongside escalating energy costs and high inflation, which surged following the UK’s decision to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels in 2022.
Max Fischer contributed to this report for TROIB News
The 44-year-old, who was born in the UK and spent her formative years in Nigeria and the US, won the leadership contest against MP Robert Jenrick by 12,418 votes, as reported by the BBC. In her victory address, Badenoch, an MP since 2017 with a background in banking and IT, expressed her commitment to revitalizing the party after its significant loss in the general election in July.
She emphasized the importance of attracting back voters who have left the Conservative Party, asserting that the party is “critical to the success of our country.”
Badenoch argued that for the party to regain credibility, it must be more transparent and acknowledge that it has “made mistakes” and “let standards slip” during its 14 years in government.
The Conservatives experienced their most significant election defeat in July, resulting in the Labour Party taking power for the first time in 14 years.
Rishi Sunak, like his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, oversaw a notable decline in Britain’s living standards, alongside escalating energy costs and high inflation, which surged following the UK’s decision to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels in 2022.
Max Fischer contributed to this report for TROIB News
