It is no longer news that Boris Johnson will cease to be the British prime minister on September 5, 2022 following his resignation.
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| Former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch is also among the Tory MPs to declare their intention to run for prime minister. Source: https://news.sky.com/ |
It was confirmed on Monday evening, and the rules for the forthcoming Conservative Party leadership election were agreed upon following a meeting of the 1922 Committee.
A large number of contenders for the position could be knocked out very early on.
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| Who are the contenders to be the next prime minister after Boris Johnson's resignation? Source: |
Meet Nigeria's Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch Who wants to be UK's Prime Minister
One of the top contenders is Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch, a daughter of Nigerian-born parents, who was born January 2, 1980. She is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden since 2017.
A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities and Minister of State for Equalities between 2021 and 2022.
Badenoch was born in Wimbledon, London, to parents of Nigerian origin. Her childhood was spent in part in the US, and in Lagos, Nigeria. She returned to the United Kingdom at the age of 16. After studying Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Sussex, Badenoch worked as a software engineer at Logica. She went on to work at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group as a systems analyst before working as an associate director at Coutts and later as a director at The Spectator magazine.
After Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, Badenoch was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families. In the February 2020 reshuffle, she was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities.
In September 2021, she was promoted to Minister of State for Equalities and appointed Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities.
This month, she resigned as minister, and following Johnson’s resignation announcement, announced her candidacy in the Conservative Party leadership election.
What are her policies?
She has promised to cut the size of the state and lead a "limited government focused on essentials".
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden said she supported lower taxes "to boost growth and productivity, and accompanied by tight spending discipline".
She has also hit out at "identity politics" and said Mr Johnson was "a symptom of the problems we face, not the cause of them".
The first round of voting will take place tomorrow after nominations close today at 6pm BST, with candidates requiring at least 20 supporters to proceed in the first ballot, the committee has confirmed.
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