T he sign that Kemi Badenoch, who on November 2nd was elected leader of Britain’s Conservatives, was operating on a different plane from her rivals came at the party’s conference in October. While they busied themselves with cheesy selfies and cheesier merchandise,

A new poll has found that the Tories have overtaken Labour in the polls after Kemi Badenoch was elected Conservative leader just over a week ago. The poll by More in Common, published this morning, finds that the Tories have received a three-point boost in the past week, leapfrogging Labour into first place.

The Tories have opened up a two-point lead over Labour after choosing Kemi Badenoch as leader, new polling shows. The party is now ahead with 29 per cent of voters compared to Labour’s 27 per cent, the largest Conservative lead since Labour’s landslide general election victory in July.

The Tories have enjoyed a 'Badenoch bounce' after installing their new leader, according to a poll today. The party leapfrogged Labour to take a two-point advantage since Kemi Badenoch was handed the top job.

Tories take narrow poll lead over Labour in Badenoch’s first week as leader - Kemi Badenoch has taken the party to 29 per cent of the vote, according to pollsters More in Common, with Labour languishing on just 27 per cent.