Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election

Date: 2024-11-02
Kemi Badenoch smiling at the audience
Kemi Badenoch on the final day of the Tory party conference in Birmingham in October. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian
Kemi Badenoch on the final day of the Tory party conference in Birmingham in October. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election

Conservative party announces Badenoch has beaten rival Robert Jenrick in ballot of party members

Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservatives after defeating Robert Jenrick in a ballot of party members.

Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against 41,388 for Jenrick, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning.

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