Conservative Party

Hampshire MP Suella Braverman has offered the new Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, her full support following her first appearance in the House of Commons.

The result saw Badenoch defeat rival Robert Jenrick to become the first black woman to lead a major European political party.

The long-serving Conservative MP for Christchurch in Dorset, Sir Christopher Chope, made the comment as members are due to vote for a new party leader.