Tory leadership election live: Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

Here are the results from previous Conservative leadership contests, and from the final MPs’ ballot of this contest, that will help put today’s results in context.

2024 contest

The choice is between two people who each played their part in 14 years of Conservative chaos and decline, and who have refused to apologise it.

Whoever wins, they have learnt nothing.

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Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election
World - The Guardian - November 2
Britain's Conservative Party elects Kemi Badenoch as leader
Top stories - CBS News - November 2
UK Conservative Party chooses Kemi Badenoch as new leader as it aims to rebound from election defeat
World - ABC News - November 2
The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party
Top stories - NBC News - November 2
Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes
Top stories - BBC News - November 2
Kemi Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win
Top stories - BBC News - November 3
Kemi Badenoch, New Leader of the U.K.’s Tories, Vows to Make the Party More Conservative
World - The New York Times - November 2
Kemi Badenoch: Who is new Tory leader and what does she stand for?
Top stories - BBC News - November 2

Tory leadership election live: Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader

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Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election

Britain's Conservative Party elects Kemi Badenoch as leader

UK Conservative Party chooses Kemi Badenoch as new leader as it aims to rebound from election defeat

The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party

Chris Mason: Badenoch will need all her political savvy to transform Tory fortunes

Kemi Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win

Kemi Badenoch, New Leader of the U.K.’s Tories, Vows to Make the Party More Conservative

Kemi Badenoch: Who is new Tory leader and what does she stand for?

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