Kemi Badenoch wins the race to become new leader of the Conservative party. The former Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government made history by becoming the first black party leader in the UK.
Kemi Badenoch 's assent to the Conservative leadership was hailed on all sides of politics today as she became the first black leader of a Westminster political party.
She became the first black woman to lead a major European political party as she was named Conservative leader in London this morning. James Cleverly, the former home secretary and Tory leadership candidate, whose mother is from Sierra Leone, tweeted: 'Male, pale, and stale. Labour really do need to sort themselves out.'
James Cleverly, the former home secretary and Tory leadership candidate, whose mother is from Sierra Leone, tweeted: 'Male, pale, and stale. Labour really do need to sort themselves out'
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