London, United Kingdom – Conservative politicians Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly are competing for the leadership of the opposition in the United Kingdom. The hopefuls will present their cases at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, which began on Sunday and will continue until Wednesday. Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister, resigned as leader of the Conservatives after their poor performance in the July 4 general election. Priti Patel and Mel Stride were eliminated in earlier rounds of voting by Conservative MPs. The legislators will vote on October 9 and 10 to narrow the contest down to two candidates, with the party membership then casting their ballots. The stakes are high following the party’s worst electoral defeat since its establishment in 1834, with only 121 Conservative MPs in Parliament against Labour’s 404 seats. The new leader will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the party and the country. The final years of Conservative rule were marked by scandal and chaos as the government struggled to manage Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. The leadership candidates are Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat, and James Cleverly, each with their own promises and backgrounds.
