The UK's battle-scarred Conservatives elect "anti-woke" candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party's disastrous showing in the July general election.
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00:00The task that stands before us is tough but simple.
00:10Our first responsibility, as His Majesty's loyal opposition, is to hold this Labour government
00:16to account.
00:18Second, is no less important, it is to prepare over the course of the next few years for
00:25government to ensure that by the time of the next election we have not just a clear
00:32set of Conservative pledges that appeal to the British people, but a clear plan for how
00:38to implement them.
00:39A clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works.
00:44The Prime Minister is discovering all too late the perils of not having such a plan.
00:51Our party is critical to the success of our country, but to be heard we have to be honest.
00:58Honest about the fact that we made mistakes.
01:01Honest about the fact that we let standards slip.
01:04The time has come to tell the truth.