Waiguru celebrates milestone as Kemi Badenoch becomes first black woman to lead UK’s Conservative party
Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the first Black woman to lead the Conservative party in a historic moment for the political outfit that has produced some of the most celebrated British Prime Ministers such as Sir Winston Churchill, the iron lady Margaret Thatcher among others. This achievement has been met with enthusiasm from various political […]
UK’s Conservative party chooses politician with Nigerian roots to succeed former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Robert Jenrick in the final round of voting. Badenoch, who was raised in Nigeria, is the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. She takes over from Rishi Sunak, who led the Conservatives to their worst ever election defeat […]
New UK PM: Johnson and Hunt await Conservative leadership vote
Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will become the new Conservative leader on Tuesday as the result of the contest to succeed Theresa May is announced. The outcome of the ballot of about 160,000 Tory members will be revealed at just before midday. The victor will officially become prime minister on Wednesday. Mr Johnson, a […]
MENON: Will Theresa May’s successor be better at Brexit?
Anand Menon And so the turmoil continues. Fresh out of European Parliament elections that witnessed both the Labour and, especially, Conservative parties receive a good shellacking, we now segue neatly onto the United Kingdom’s next political earthquake – the replacement of the incumbent prime minister. In the few days since Theresa May announced her intention […]