Kemi Badenoch is new Tory leader

Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, the party has announced.

Ms Badenoch received 53,806 votes, while Robert Jenrick received 41,388.

There was a 72.8% turnout of the 131,680 Conservative Party membership.

Ms Badenoch said: “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew our party, our thinking and our country.

“It’s time to tell the truth. The system is broken.

Let’s develop a blueprint that looks at every aspect of what our state does and why it does it. The work to rebuild trust starts now.”

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davepickering

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