Kemi Badenoch announced as new Conservative Party leader
manchestereveningnews.co.ukKemi Badenoch has been announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party. Ms Badenoch has defeated Robert Jenrick following a four-month long race to replace Rishi Sunak.
The result of the leadership ballot was announced this morning (Saturday, November 2). Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party looks to recover from the July election result which saw it return just 121 MPs.
The party lost seats to Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK. READ NEXT: 'You've made me the villain' - BBC Question Time audience member rips into Labour MP After the leadership polls closed on Thursday, both candidates thanked their backers for their support through the contest.
Ms Badenoch described the party as a 'family' and said that it is 'much more to me than a membership organisation'. Immigration, the economy, and how the Conservatives can rebuild trust with the electorate and win back voters they lost at the election were all discussed at length through the campaign.
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