Kemi Badenoch Wins Tory Leadership Race!
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Reaction to the new Conservative Party leader. Almost four months after their crushing general election defeat, which triggered Rishi Sunak's resignation, the Conservatives have picked their woman. Laura, Chris and Henry talk through this historic moment, and look at her victory speech and priorities in the coming weeks. You can listen to the Newscast profile of Kemi Badenoch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k058cc You can listen to the Newscast interview with Kemi Badenoch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k0rmnm You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg, Chris Mason and Henry Zeffman. It was made by Ben Mundy with Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham
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