Kemi Badenoch elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom

• MP Kemi Badenoch After the defeat, there is a new leader of the British Conservative Party Robert Jenrick,
• replaces the former Prime Minister rishi sunakWho had resigned after the historic defeat in the elections held in July.
• Badenoch promises to renew itself and confront the Labor government keir starmer,

Necessary, BadenochThe new leader is 44 years old conservative Party After winning the race with Generic, after receiving 57% of the votes. He comes to office at a critical time, with the party suffering its worst electoral defeat since 1906, leaving it with only 121 seats in parliament. Badenoch stressed the need to regain voter confidence and promised to “hold this Labor government to account”. He was described as a combative and direct person with controversial positions on social and immigration issues.

deputy Kemi Badenoch was elected this Saturday as the new leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, replacing the former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Who resigned after the party’s massive defeat in the general elections on 4 July.

Badenoch, 44, received 57% of members’ votes, beating the former immigration minister. Robert JenrickWhich won 43% support.

In this way she became the fourth female leader of the Conservative Party. Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss.

Voting results announced bob black1922 Chairman of the Committee, which brings together Conservative MPs without specific responsibilities. Black specified that Badenoch received 53,806 votes compared to Jenrick’s 41,388, in the process recording a participation of 72.8%.

Following his victory the MP expressed his gratitude to Sunak and his party colleagues for their work. “It is a great honor to be elected leader, but the work ahead of us is difficult.”he pointed out.

The new leader recognized the mistakes made by his party, which suffered its worst electoral performance since 1906, losing 250 seats and holding only 121 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.

Badenoch stressed the importance of working “Hold this Labor government accountable” And prepare conservatives for a “new beginning.” “This is a time to work, this is a time to renew ourselves,” he said in his speech, stressing the need to regain the trust of voters.

On his X social media account, Sunak urged Conservatives to unite around the new leader: “I know she will be a fantastic leader of our great party. “He will renew our party, defend conservative values ​​and fight the Labor Party.”

Meanwhile, the Labor Prime Minister, keir starmerhighlighted the arrival of the first black woman to leadership: “This is a proud moment for our country. “I look forward to working with you and your party for the benefit of the British people.”

Badenoch will face as the new leader of the opposition starmer Every Wednesday at the traditional Prime Minister’s Questions. However, in a context of growing internal divisions and a loss of support towards more right-wing parties such as the prominent Eurosceptic-led Reform UK, he will lead a significantly reduced parliamentary group. Nigel Farage.

The MP, who was born in London and raised in Lagos by Nigerian parents, describes himself as a direct and combative politician, a quality that has generated both support and controversy. During the campaign, he advocated a return to traditional conservative values ​​while criticizing the party’s liberal approach to social issues such as gender identity.

Speaking on immigration, he said that “not all cultures are equally valid” when deciding who should be accepted into Britain, which was widely criticized. He also caused controversy by suggesting that statutory maternity obligations for small businesses were “excessive” and by commenting that up to 10% of British civil servants were so incompetent that they “should be in jail”.

Badenoch’s challenge will now be to reunify the fractured party, consolidate its electoral base and outline an effective strategy to counter the current Labor government.

of Nigerian origin, Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch He was born in a wealthy middle class family. His father was a general practitioner Nigeria and her mother, a professor Faculty of Medicine, University of Lagos,

been married since 2012 with Hamish Badenocha banker who has worked malawi, Nigeria And kenya before joining barclays and later Deutsche Bank, Kemi She is the mother of three children. According to him, in his youth he worked part-time in a restaurant McDonald’s Of WimbledonWhere I did tasks like cleaning bathrooms and preparing hamburgers.

Furthermore, he studied computer Engineering In University of SussexWhich he achieved after passing ‘Level A’ examination united kingdomHe moved there during his teenage years to complete the secondary education required for university admission.