Kemi Badenoch (44) has won the battle to become the new leader of the Conservative Party in Great Britain, Reuters and the British media write. She won the majority of votes in the party, beating former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. The party lost power this summer, after the election defeat against Labor and Keir Starmer. Rishi Sunak then chose to step down as prime minister and step down as party leader. Badenoch now promises to win back the British electorate. She says that the party has made its mistakes and that it is time for a new start. The 44-year-old, who is the first black female leader of the party, was, among other things, a minister between 2022 and 2024. First as minister for equality and later as minister for trade. She is known for her strong political views, and has, among other things, drawn criticism for saying that the maternity allowance scheme “has gone too far”, Badenoch has nevertheless long been a popular figure with the Tories, and also stood as a candidate for leadership in 2022, Badenoch was born in London and grew up in Nigeria. At 16, she went back to England to study. Before entering politics, she worked as a computer engineer and in the banking industry, according to the BBC.
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