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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