Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.

She said it was time to 'get to work holding Labour to account' following a four-month leadership contest which has focused on the future direction of the Conservative Party .

Few could have expected that a controversial election poster more than 40 years ago would so accurately reflect today’s debate about race in politics. Labour were outraged when, during the 1983 general election,