{"id":2363273,"date":"2024-11-02T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uks-conservative-party-elects-first-black-female-leader-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T17:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T21:24:16","slug":"uks-conservative-party-elects-first-black-female-leader-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uks-conservative-party-elects-first-black-female-leader-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Conservative Party elects first black female leader &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuks-conservative-party-elects-first-black-female-leader-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d UK\u2019s Conservative Party has elected \u200bKemi\u200b Badenoch as its\u2062 new leader,\u2064 marking a significant milestone \u200das she becomes \u2064the first\u2064 black woman to head a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-trans-state-senator-predicts-future-trans-president\/\" title=\"First Trans State Senator Predicts Future Trans President\">major political party<\/a> in the country. At 44 years\u200c old, Badenoch succeeds notable\u200d female leaders like Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, \u2063and Liz Truss. Upon her election, \u2064she expressed her deep honor in being chosen to lead a party that has greatly impacted her\u200d life,\u2064 emphasizing her commitment to repay that trust.\u2062 Born in the UK but raised in Nigeria, Badenoch&#8217;s leadership represents an important step\u200b towards diversity in British politics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK&rsquo;s Conservative Party elects first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/philadelphia-police-commissioner-danielle-outlaw-resigns\/\" title=\"Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw steps down.\">black female leader<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Conservative Party in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United Kingdom<\/a> selected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, making her the first black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">woman<\/a> to lead a major political party in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Badenoch, 44, now follows in the footsteps of other female Conservative Party leaders like&nbsp;Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, and Liz Truss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is the most enormous honor to be elected to this role, to lead the party that I love, the party that has given me so much,&rdquo; Badenoch said to a group of Conservative Party members after being announced the winner. &ldquo;I hope that I will be able to repay that debt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Badenoch was born in the U.K. but spent her childhood in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nigeria<\/a>. She returned to the U.K. after her father lost everything due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sitting-on-a-time-bomb-deutsche-bank-sounds-alarm-warns-of-growing-inflation-in-u-s-economy\/\" title=\"\u2018Sitting On A Time Bomb\u2019: Deutsche Bank Sounds Alarm, Warns Of Growing Inflation In U.S. Economy\">political turmoil<\/a> in the African country. For Badenoch, there were very low expectations for her future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To all intents and purposes, I am a first-generation immigrant,&rdquo; Badenoch said after being elected to Parliament in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Although identifying as an immigrant, Badenoch has recently called for stricter immigration policies, such as putting more restrictions on visas for skilled immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Numbers matter, but culture matters more,&rdquo; Badenoch said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Badenoch is a stark contrast to the party&rsquo;s previous leader, Rishi Sunak. She is often described as fierce and combative in debates and is outspoken about her disdain for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">nasty identity politics<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Badenoch remained mum about any new policy positions during the selection process.<\/p>\n<p>It is unlikely that Badenoch will be able to carry out any policy changes as the Labour Party holds a majority for another four years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870977\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870977\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemi Badenoch becomes UK&#8217;s first black female party leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2363275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kemi-Badenoch.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44233,44232,24099],"class_list":["post-2363273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-black-female-leader","tag-conservative-party","tag-uk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kemi-Badenoch.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}