Badenoch defeated Robert Jenrick in a vote of party members by 53,806 votes to 41,000, after a months-long contest to replace Rishi Sunak as leader.
Her task now is to revive a party still coming to terms with its worst ever election result.
A contentious campaignTwo Conservatives contested this election, but many in the Labour party feel like they won it.
Kemi Badenoch is congratulated by her husband Hamish, Robert Jenrick and wife Michal Berkner after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest on Saturday.
On policy, however, Badenoch is sure to drag the opposition party to the right.
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