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TOI Corospodent from London: Britain’s Conservative Party has elected its first black leader, Kemi Badenoch, since its founding in 1834. Badenoch, who was announced as the new Opposition leader on Saturday, also makes history as the first black woman to be elected to lead any major UK political party.The 44-year-old mother-of-three received 53,806 votes and Robert Jenrick received 41,388 votes in the ballot by the party membership after four other candidates were knocked out by the parliamentary party.The results were announced just as a new poll showed the Conservatives leading Labour for the first time since Dec 2021.Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, Badenoch, who is stepping into Rishi Sunak’s shoes (Sunak was the first non-white to lead the Tories), is known for her forthright no-non...

File photo: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Picture credit: Reuters) Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the first resignation in his new UK government on Saturday when lawmaker Rosie Duffield left the Labour Party. Duffield accused Starmer of hypocrisy for accepting over £100,000 in gifts while cutting an annual £300 winter heating payment for about 10 million pensioners.In a letter written addressing the UK PM, Duffield criticised Starmer in her resignation letter for implementing "cruel and unnecessary" policies according to her."The sleaze, nepotism, and apparent avarice are off the scale," she wrote. Duffield also highlighted the inconsistency of a leader enjoying expensive gifts while asking others to cut back. "I am so ashamed of what you and your inner circle have done to tarnish and...

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Tories replace Sunak with party’s first black leader – Times of India

Labour Party MP Rosie Duffield resigns, accuses UK PM Keir Starmer of ‘hypocrisy’ – Times of India