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And progressives are all excited about her skin.

The British conservatives have elected a black woman to lead them.

Kemi Badenoch has become the second non-white and fourth female leader of the Tory Party.

But wait for it. Here’s the great irony…

The British Labor Party, who bang on constantly about race and gender, have only ever been led by… white men!

Go figure.

Kemi Badenoch is the daughter of immigrants from Nigeria and, by all accounts, will make a fine leader.

She demanded the Tories return to conservative values, accusing her party of becoming too liberal on social issues such as gender identity.

She’s a straight-shooter who makes no secret of the fact she does not believe all cultures are equally valid when deciding who should be allowed to live in the UK.

This is interesting since, as the first immigrant leader of a Western nation, she is going to have to make tough calls on immigration if she is to have any hope of ending up in Number Ten.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

But putting that aside for a moment, Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer was entirely predictable in his reaction on X…

Congratulations, Kemi Badenoch on becoming the Conservative Party’s new leader.

The first Black leader of a Westminster party is a proud moment for our country.

Congratulations, @KemiBadenoch, on becoming the Conservative Party’s new leader.

The first Black leader of a Westminster party is a proud moment for our country.

I look forward to working with you and your party in the interests of the British people.

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) November 2, 2024

Yawn.

‘Congratulations on your skin colour’ is such a progressive thing to say. Progressives, for whom nothing makes more than identity, care far more about what you are than about who you are.

But of course, they don’t even mean it. Like I said, every British Labor leader has been a white male.

While the progressives talk about racial equality, the conservatives just get on with it.

She’s a black woman. Who cares? For those who actually believe in equality, her gender and melanin are the least interesting things about her.

It will never occur to Keir Starmer and his gaggle of Wokes that Badenoch was elected for her talent.

Kemi Badenoch doesn’t care that she’s the first black leader. And that’s the difference between her and Starmer. She is about substance.

Keir Starmer Hypocrisy?

Here’s another irony.

Back in the day, the progressives would have hailed Margaret Thatcher as being the first female Prime Minister. But Keir Starmer recently removed her portrait from Number Ten.

Didn’t like her starring at him as he worked, he said. Pfft.

By the rules of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Keir Starmer should resign and let Kemi Badenoch move into Number Ten.

He won’t, of course. Because the progressive commitment to identity politics is only ever about securing power.

Not that it matters. Kemi Badenoch will likely move into Number Ten with her own electoral mandate in just a few years from now.

And that’s exactly the way it should be.

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Republished with thanks to The James Macpherson Report.

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