HISTORICAL FACTS: 32 - The Untold Story

Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointments as Tory leader

Robert Jenrick was named shadow justice secretary, Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwinger

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch: a right turn reveals a party still in denial

Editorial: The new leader of the Conservatives has misdiagnosed the causes of July’s election rout. But Labour should not underestimate her combative skills

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

Labour MP shares post 'saying Kemi Badenoch is blackface of white supremacy’

Labour MP sparks criticism after sharing post calling Ms Badenoch 'white supremacy in blackface' before leadership result

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024

Kemi Badenoch’s first task as Tory leader: say sorry to the people for her party’s failings

The Conservatives will only be taken seriously when they are honest about their multiple mistakes in government

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024

Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in

The new Conservative leader faces an almost impossible mission to take the party back to power

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader

Kemi Badenoch was elected Tory leader on Saturday with 53,806 votes, beating Robert Jenrick with 41,388 votes

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

Tory membership at lowest level on record, leadership results show

Barely 95,000 out of 131,680 Tory members voted in this year’s leadership election.

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

Hard to overstate challenges Kemi Badenoch faces as leader of the opposition

There are questions over whether new Tory leader can rebuild a splintered party, or even piece together a worthy shadow cabinet

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024

Scottish parties weigh in on Kemi Badenoch’s election as Tory leader

She was welcomed by her Conservative colleagues across the UK, but other Scottish parties warned that her election is a move towards the far-right.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024