Britain’s so-called ‘Conservative’ Party has elected its new leader, who will likely lead them into the next general election.
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch becomes the first Black woman to lead a major political party.
Born in London to Nigerian parents and raised in Nigeria, Badenoch is a free market, libertarian-leaning former cabinet minister who has talked tough on topics such as mass migration and the European Union (EU), though during her time in parliament has actually voted for legislation that kept the UK tied to EU institutions while signalling her support for immigration.
The news has sparked celebration amongst Nigel Farage’s Reform Party supporters, as it means Farage is more likely to emerge as the more popular figure on the political right and potentially become the nation’s Prime Minister in 2029.
Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, said of the Conservative (Tory) Party pick: “Kemi Badenoch is another in a long line of Tory politicians who say one thing and do another.
“Kemi Badenoch was front and centre of a Government that failed Britain. She said nothing while Rishi Sunak hit hard working people with record immigration, the small boats crisis, the highest taxes for seventy years, record NHS waiting lists and sky high crime.
“Instead of standing up for Britain whilst in Government, she stood up for her own career prospects and chauffeur driven cars.
“She has failed the British public before and she will fail them again as leader of the Conservative Party.”
