She would cross the road to bite your ankles, whether you were goading her or not!”This is a remark from a long term admirer of Kemi Badenoch, delighted to see her win the Conservative leadership contest.

Hamish Badenoch met Kemi when he was a Conservative activist in the Dulwich and West Norwood Tory association, which led to their friendship and his becoming her campaign manager. Hamish has been likened to Margaret Thatcher’s husband Denis who offered to give lifts to young Thatcher during her campaigns in the early 1950s.

Like her political heroine Margaret Thatcher, Kemi Badenoch - who has been elected leader of the Conservative Party - divides opinion even within her own party.

Kemi Badenoch has called for the Tories to “be honest” about their mistakes in government after winning the Tory leadership vote – becoming the first Black leader of a Westminster party.

Kemi Badenoch has made her first major opposition front bench appointments since being named leader of the Conservative party. In a sign that she is hoping to unite her party after months of infighting,

The PM and leader of the opposition both congratulate the US president-elect on his "historic" and "impressive" win.

In her victory speech last week, Badenoch promised to "renew" the Conservative Party, saying "it's time to get down to business".