Perhaps it is not surprising that Kemi Badenoch, who is of Nigerian descent, should have succeeded Indian-born Rishi Sunak as the leader of the Conservative Party. They are both members of British racial minorities. Following the short-lived, disastrous government of Liz Truss, Sunak took over as the party’s leader. Following a crushing electoral loss in July, in which the party lost 121 seats out of the 365 it had gained in 2019, Badenoch becomes leadership. It is also true that Sunak and Badenoch arrived after the party had taken control starting January 2010. In many respects, the party’s cyclical decline was unavoidable. Naturally, Badenoch has a greater likelihood of guiding the party to victory in 2029 because the Labour government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not look too promising.
The conviction that the state shouldn’t be permitted to meddle in people’s personal affairs is, in fact, the most notable feature of the modern conservative. The majority of the 130,000+ members of the party were persuaded that Badenoch adhered to conservative ideals, which is why she was elected party leader. It’s also noteworthy that conservative leaders Sunak, Priti Patel, Suella Braverman, and Badenoch are all severe on immigration and law enforcement. These leaders are true-blue conservatives.
Like other conservatives, Badenoch will find it difficult to reconcile her conservative views on free markets with the stark reality of their brittleness, as the financial crisis of 2007–2008 has rocked theglobal economic system.
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