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‘First black woman’ Badenock becomes the new leader of the British Conservative Party… “Time for renewal”
(London Reuters = Yonhap News) Former Minister of Business and Trade Kemi Badennock (44) was elected as the new leader of Britain’s main opposition Conservative Party. 2024.11.2 photo@yna.co.kr [재판매 및 DB 금지]
(Brussels = Yonhap News) Correspondent Bitna Jeong = Former Minister of Business and Trade Kemi Badennock (44) was elected as the new leader of the UK’s main opposition Conservative Party.
According to the British BBC, Representative Badennock received 53,806 votes from national party members on the 2nd (local time), beating former Home Office Deputy Immigration Secretary Robert Jenrick (42), who received 41,388 votes. The party member voter turnout was 72.8%.
He will lead the Conservative Party, succeeding former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who stepped down after suffering a crushing defeat in the July general election.
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She is the first black leader of a major British political party and the fourth female leader of the Conservative Party in history, following Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May, and Liz Truss.
In his acceptance speech as party leader that day, Representative Badenok said, “We must be honest about the fact that we made a mistake,” and added, “Now is the time to get to work in earnest and reform.”
Born to immigrant parents from Nigeria in London, Mr. Badnock worked at a bank and a magazine company, and served as the Minister of Education for Gender Equality and the Minister of Commerce.
He is skeptical about net zero (carbon neutrality) goals and transgender rights, and is known as a strong personality who enjoys debate. Even within the Conservative Party, it is classified as having a strong right-wing tendency.
During the primary, he claimed that maternity benefits were being spent excessively, and also caused controversy by saying, “Not all cultures are equally valid,” regarding the immigration issue.
The task at hand is formidable.
We must begin preparations to regain the ruling party that was lost to Keir Starmer‘s Labor Party by recovering approval ratings that have collapsed due to years of division within the party, various scandals, and economic turmoil. The next general election is scheduled for 2029.
However, difficulties are expected as the Conservative Party is in a position to lead ‘party reconstruction’ in a situation where the number of seats is less than half of the ruling party.
The Conservative Party only won 121 of 650 seats in the July general election, giving power to the Labor Party, which secured 412 seats. This marked the Conservatives’ first loss of power to the Labor Party in 14 years, and the worst crushing defeat in the party’s history since 1832.
On this day, former Prime Minister Sunnack said on
Prime Minister Starmer congratulated the ‘first black party leader’ and said, “I look forward to working with you and your party for the benefit of the British people.”
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