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Watch Kemi Badenoch's acceptance speech as she is confirmed as the new Tory leader, defeating Robert Jenrick to be crowned as Rishi Sunak's replacement on Saturday, 2 November. It concludes a four-month-long race after the members’ ballot closed on Thursday. The MP for North West Essex will be tasked with fronting the Conservative Party's recovery from the July election result which saw it return just 121 MPs. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations