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Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election
Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservatives after defeating Robert Jenrick in a ballot of party members.
Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against 41,388 for Jenrick, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/02/kemi-badenoch-wins-tory-leadership-election
Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against 41,388 for Jenrick, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/02/kemi-badenoch-wins-tory-leadership-election
Horrendous "culture warrior", too extreme even for the likes of Nadine Dorris: https://www.democraticunderground.com/108821831
2 years ago, her public recognition was on a par with a made-up candidate: https://www.democraticunderground.com/108821829
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