Kemi Badenoch
Leader of the Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch
Leader of the Conservative Party
Kemi Badenoch, born on January 2, 1980, in Wimbledon, London, is a British politician and the current Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition as of November 2024. She spent part of her childhood in Nigeria and the United States before moving back to the UK at 16. Badenoch studied Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Sussex and later obtained a law degree from Birkbeck, University of London. Before her political career, she worked as a software engineer and later held roles in the financial sector, including as an associate director at Coutts and a digital director at The Spectator.
Rowling Backs Badenoch: Only UK Leader Offering Solidarity to Women Amid Gender Ruling Controversy
- Monday, 21 April 2025
JK Rowling praised Kemi Badenoch for offering solidarity to women defending their rights after the Supreme Court's gender ruling. Rowling found it "astounding" that Badenoch was the only UK political leader vocal in her support, while Keir Starmer remains silent on the issue. The Prime Minister has been facing pressure to comment publicly on the ruling, and Sir Keir is expected to make a statement to the Commons when it returns from recess tomorrow.
