Dear Reader,
As Fazal Abbas, I wholeheartedly recommend Kemi Badenoch for the position of leader of the British Conservative Party. Mrs. Badenoch’s background and achievements make her an exceptional candidate:
• Born in London to Nigerian parents, she embodies the diversity of modern Britain
• Educated at the University of Sussex and Birkbeck, University of London
• Successful career in IT and banking before entering politics
• Elected as MP for Saffron Walden in 2017
• Served as Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities
• Currently serving as Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Her commitment to conservative values, combined with her fresh perspective, positions her to lead the party into a new era. Mrs. Badenoch’s stance on key issues can be found here: Conservative Party Profile
For more on her background and achievements, visit: UK Government Profile
Mrs. Badenoch’s leadership would mark a historic moment for the Conservative Party and the UK, bringing much-needed diversity and new ideas to the forefront of British politics..
The first black politician and the fourth woman to come to the leadership of the Tories, the British Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch has already been dubbed the new Iron Lady. The epithet that was Margaret Thatcher’s, from which the 44-year-old Badenoch takes her tough exterior and very tough ideas on domestic policy. The history and ideas of this woman in power who, who knows, may one day become the number one in the United Kingdom.
Kemi Badenoch comes from Nigeria
Born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke, more simply known as Kemi, was born in London 44 years ago. Father Femi, a general practitioner, and mother Feyi, a physiology professor, gave birth to her. The young, ethnic Yoruba family arrived from Africa and returned there a few weeks after the baby’s birth. “Here I am with you, Kemi from Nigeria…” this is how the Nigerian who grew up in the United States and returned to the United Kingdom when she was already 16 introduced herself.
A middle-class child without too many economic problems, she nevertheless chose to work at McDonald’s to pay her way through college. and this, she said, allowed her to become part of the “working class” and truly understand the difficulties of single mothers with reduced finances. She was less accepting, however, of fellow Sussex college students, “the stupid leftist white guys” who pushed her, eventually, to make right-wing values her own.
A computer science graduate, as a young woman she indulged in some mischief, hacking the website of former Labour Party leader Harriet Harman to write Tory propaganda on it. Today Kemi is married to banker Hamish Badenoch (whose last name she has traditionally taken) and is mother of three children. They grew up as they once did, putting career aside for a moment. When one of her children was born, Badenoch was head of the digital section of the Spectator weekly, but she preferred to quit rather than take maternity leave, which, in her words, “is excessive.”
The fourth woman at the head of the Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch is the fourth woman to become leader of the Conservatives, following Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss. She is also the first person of color to hold that office. And thoughts run to Kamala Harris, champion of civil rights and equal opportunity. But, when it comes to Badenoch, it is best to curb enthusiasm: the new Tory number one calls herself a feminist yes, but “gender critical.” and fully “anti-woke”. As demonstrated, for example, in 2019, when he abstained from voting to extend same-sex marriage rights or when he opposed genderless bathrooms in public buildings.
The trans community,” says Vice, which quotes some secret audios of her, “mocks her, does not believe in facilitating motherhood and less break or even the rights of same-sex couples. That she at least fights for racial equality? Countering, herself a woman of color with Nigerian ancestry, discrimination? Not at all. For Badenoch, “there is no systemic discrimination in this country” and British colonialism “also did good things.”.
In short, the election of Kemi Badenoch as the new leader of one of the most important parties in one of the most powerful countries of the Old Continent may be a feminist achievement, but certainly not a step forward in the battle against equality gender and equal rights for all.
