The ex-business secretary told a TV debate she was a ‘engineer’ who could ‘fix’ the ‘broken system’ and ‘renew’ the Tories after their devastating general election loss.
Tensions between the two frontrunners have escalated dramatically after Ms Badenoch was embroiled in a row within hours of the conference kicking off in Birmingham.
The former journalist won 2,565 votes to beat rivals Murdo Fraser (1,187 votes), and Meghan Gallacher (403 votes).
Amina Abakarova, 43, was filmed as she walked into the tournament hall in Makhachkala, southern Russia, last Friday and took what appeared to be a vial out of her bag.
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Officials on the Conservative Party Board met Bob Blackman, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers, yesterday.
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