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UK's battered Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader

New leader of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch speaks after being announced as their new leader, in London on November 2, 2024. [AFP]

The UK's battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected "anti-woke" candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new head, making her the first black leader of a major UK party.

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