New Conservative leader takes charge after party's summer election setback
British Conservatives picked their new chief in multi-month leadership race. **Kemi Badenoch** won against former immigration head Robert Jenrick‚ promising to rebuild party after Julyʼs big loss
In a decisive turn-of-events the British Conservative Party chose its new head — Kemi Badenoch emerged as winner in a multi-stage leadership contest that wrapped-up this saturday
The competition which started with six hopefuls narrowed down to a final match-up between Badenoch and ex-immigration boss Robert Jenrick. Party members gave most of their support to Badenoch who is known for her no-nonsense speaking style
The leadership change comes after Conservatives big setback in elections this summer (where they got their worst-ever results). Badenochʼs main goal: getting back to the partys core ideas to win voters trust again; she wants to fix things after their july defeat
The new leader – who beat out several well-known politicians during this months-long process – has a clear mission ahead: reconnecting with people who turned away from the party in recent voting
