He takes over the leadership, succeeding former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, at a crucial time for the Conservatives following their crushing defeat in July’s general election, in which they handed over power after losing 251 seats.
MP Kemi Badenoch won the primary leadership of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party on Saturday, becoming the leader of the main opposition party to Britain’s Labor government.
Badenoch, a 44-year-old former trade minister of Nigerian descent, has won ahead of fellow MP and former Secretary of State for Migration Robert Jenrick, taking the leadership at a crucial time for the Conservatives after their crushing election defeat. general elections in July, handing over power after losing 251 seats.
The winner and successor to former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has addressed the party’s voters and thanked “the enormous honour” her appointment brings.
Source: EITB
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