Ex-UK secretary of state for international trade Kemi Badenoch on Saturday emerged as the leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.
Kemi Badenoch, 44, representing North West Essex in the British parliament, contested for the Conservative Party’s leadership on Thursday, October 31.
Badenoch, at the close of voting, in a statement, thanked supporters of her “Renewal2030” campaign promise of returning the party to 10 Downing Street, after a historic loss for Keir Starmer’s Labor Party.
Polls have closed for the Conservative Party leadership contest. I want to thank all our party members who have taken the time to listen to pitches from all of the candidates, turned up to our Hastings and hosted us in your associations and in your homes.
The Conservative Party is much more to me than a membership organization. It is a family. Thank you to all who voted, especially those who supported me,” she wrote. on her X handle.
She will now replace Rishi Sunak who quit after the party’s poor showing in July’s general election.