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.

The U.K.’s opposition Conservative Party on Saturday named its new leader, following a long-drawn-out runoff after the Tories’ landslide electoral defeat marked a moment of reckoning.

The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who thinks the British state is broken and she is the one to fix it.

Badenoch said the Conservatives have veered toward the political center by "governing from the left" and must return to its traditional ideas.

The Tories have opened up a two-point lead over Labour after choosing Kemi Badenoch as leader, new polling shows. The party is now ahead with 29 per cent of voters compared to Labour’s 27 per cent, the largest Conservative lead since Labour’s landslide general election victory in July.

Britain’s Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended its 14 years in power.

The Tories have enjoyed a 'Badenoch bounce' after installing their new leader, according to a poll today. The party leapfrogged Labour to take a two-point advantage since Kemi Badenoch was handed the top job.

Tories take narrow poll lead over Labour in Badenoch’s first week as leader - Kemi Badenoch has taken the party to 29 per cent of the vote, according to pollsters More in Common, with Labour languishing on just 27 per cent.