UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat

On Saturday November 2, Kemi Badenoch became the first woman of Afro-Caribbean origin to lead the British Conservative Party. Elected with nearly 57% of the vote, this 44-year-old former computer engineer embodies the values of the ultra-right, “true conservatism” and a strict immigration policy....

UK Conservatives Make Groundbreaking Choice

The UK's struggling Conservatives announced Saturday that they have made a historic decision in electing the daughter of Nigerian immigrants to lead their party back to power. Kemi Badenoch received votes from 53,806 party members, NBC News reports, to Robert Jenrick's 41,388. Both are members of Parliament with...

News24 | Kemi Badenoch becomes first black woman to head British Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives' new leader and the first black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday, after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles.

Kemi Badenoch becomes first Black woman to lead UK Conservatives - Nigeria News Update

Kemi Badenoch has become the U.K. Conservatives' new leader and the first Black woman to lead a major British political party; she replaces former PM Rishi Sunak.

Kemi Badenoch becomes first Black woman to head British Conservatives

LONDON: Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives' new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on Saturday (Nov 2), after winning a leadership contest on a promise to return the party to its founding principles. Badenoch, 44, replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and ha

UK Conservative party leader praises Israel for 'moral clarity'

Kemi Badenoch, who was elected as the new leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, says Israel is showing “moral clarity.” When asked about the killing of Hezbollah, Nasrallah, the first black leader of a major British political party, said, “I think what they did was extraordinary.” She added, “Israel is showing that it has moral clarity in dealing with its enemies, and the enemies of the West as well.” The post WATCH: UK Conservative party lead…