Kemi wins

Kemi Badenoch has been elected the 19th leader of the UK Conservative Party. She is the 4th woman and 2nd non-white to lead the party, while UK Labour have had 19 white male leaders in a row. This of course has not stopped a Labour MP calling her a white supremacist in blackface!

Here’s some facts on Badenoch:

1. Her name is Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke and she married Hamish Badenoch, hence her name of (Olu)Lemi Badenoch
2. She is 44, making her the 4th youngest leader
3. She was born in London, but lived outside the UK in Nigeria and the US until she was 16
4. She has a Master of Engineering degree
5. She gained a law degree while working as a software engineer
6. She voted for Brexit
7. She has been an MP for only seven years
8. Has has been Secretary of State for International Trade and Business & Trade
9. She cites economist Thomas Sowell as a major influence
10. She is a strong opponent of critical race theory
11. She is a gender-critical feminist
12. She once said 5% to 10% of civil servants are leak and agitate against Ministers, and should be in prison
13. She has three children, aged from five to 12.

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