Kemi Badenoch announced as new Tory leader

Kemi Badenoch is the caller person of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick successful the last circular of voting.

Badenoch, who was raised successful Nigeria, is the archetypal achromatic pistillate to pb a large governmental enactment successful the UK and takes implicit a Conservative Party reeling from its worst ever predetermination defeat.

During her campaign, Badenoch vowed to instrumentality the Conservatives to "first principles" and motorboat a bid of reviews successful the coming months to signifier a caller argumentation platform.

She is besides the sixth Tory person successful little than 8 and a fractional years and faces the situation of uniting a fractured party.