Ms Badenoch defeated Robert Jenrick following a four-month long race to replace Rishi Sunak
Ms Badenoch has defeated Robert Jenrick following a four-month long race to replace Rishi Sunak. The result of the leadership ballot was announced this morning .
Immigration, the economy, and how the Conservatives can rebuild trust with the electorate and win back voters they lost at the election were all discussed at length through the campaign. Dame Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly also put their names forward in the nominations at the end of July.
Ms Badenoch ended up asserting her support for maternity pay after comments caused a controversy. Meanwhile, Mr Jenrick faced heat from other leadership rivals over claims he made about UK special forces. In the weeks since the final MP ballot, Mr Jenrick and Ms Badenoch have been travelling up and down the country in their attempts to secure member support. At the start of the campaign, Ms Badenoch wrote in The Telegraph that the party 'need to get back to first principles' and has been light on the details of specific policies she would enact.
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