Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat.

Kemi Badenoch Becomes New Leader of the U.K. Conservatives, the First Black Woman to Head a Major British Party

Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat.

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