Kemi Badenoch makes history as new British Conservative leader

Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Kemi Badenoch is now the first Black woman to lead a major British political party after defeating rival Robert Jenrick on Saturday to take the helm of the country's Conservative and Unionist Party.

Badenoc beat Jenrick and other leadership rivals in a bid to replace former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, becoming the head of the official opposition in Britain.

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