Kemi Badenoch 2024 Conservative leadership campaign
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| Candidate | Kemi Badenoch Business Secretary (2023-2024) |
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| Affiliation | Conservative Party (election) |
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| Slogan | We Will Renew Our Party, Together. |
| Website | www |
On 28 July 2024, Kemi Badenoch, former Business Secretary, announed her bid to become Leader of the Conservative Party, following Rishi Sunak's resignation, after the party's defeat at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. She has run her campaign under the slogan of Renewal 2030.
Background
[edit]Previous leadership campaign
[edit]Prior to the July-September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Badenoch has been a prominent member in the Conservative Party. She had considered a bid at the 2019 leadership election, but eventually decided against doing so, and endorsed Michael Gove.[1]
She announced her first bid in July 2022, to succeed Boris Johnson. She would qualify for the first three ballots, but was eliminated on the fourth ballot.[2]
Ministerial positions
[edit]In September 2022, Liz Truss became Prime Minister, and appointed Badenoch as Secretary of State for International Trade.[3] In October 2022, Rishi Sunak replaced Truss, and kept Badenoch in the cabinet, in her position.[4]
In 2023, following a cabinet reshuffle, she was appointed Business Secretary.[5]
2024 general election
[edit]At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Conservative Party fell to its lowest seat share in history. When Sunak became Leader of the Opposition, Badenoch was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.[6]
Campaign
[edit]Announcement
[edit]On 28 July, Badenoch confirmed she would be running in the leadership election, in The Times.[7]
Prior to her campaign launch, Badenoch had been considered as the most likely candidate to run. Various opinion polls within the Conservatives and outside, projected that she would become the next party leader.[8]
Endorsements
[edit]Badenoch received six endorsements from sitting Conservative MP’s, including Andrew Bowie[9], Alex Burghart[10], Andrew Griffith, Jesse Norman, Julia Lopez, and Ben Obese-Jecty.
Qualification
[edit]On 29 July, just one day after announcing her candidacy, nominations closed in the leadership election. Badenoch then became eligible to be on the first ballot, on 4 September.
References
[edit]- ^ Watt, Nicholas (8 October 2018). "Where is Britain's 'Macron moment'?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Stone, Jon (19 July 2022). "Tory leadership vote: The fourth round results in full". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "New cabinet: Who is in Liz Truss's top team?". BBC News. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "UK's Badenoch re-appointed as trade minister, takes on equalities brief". Reuters. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Valeria (7 February 2023). "Kemi Badenoch appointed secretary of state for business and trade". Investment Week. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Boakye, Kwame (9 July 2024). "Badenoch appointed shadow levelling up secretary". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch announces bid to become Tory leader". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Kemi Badenoch has double the support of Suella Braverman among members to be next Tory leader, poll suggests". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Calgie, Christian (29 July 2024). "'Exactly who we need' - Top Tory MP says reason he's backing Kemi Badenoch". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Gye, Hugo; Donaldson, Kitty; Vaughan, Richard; Singh, Arj; Langford, Eleanor (27 July 2024). "Contenders in race to lead 'bin fire' Tories focus on stopping Kemi". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2024.