Ms Badenoch became the first black woman to lead a major European political party as she was named Tory leader on Saturday. She took around 56% of the 95,000 votes, in a poll that had a 73% turnout of eligible members, to defeat Robert Jenrick. The result also made her the first black leader of a major UK political party, following Rishi Sunak’s milestone as the first Asian leader of one of the main parties. The former Business Secretary becomes the fourth female Tory leader, following in the... Read this story
