Mrs Badenoch said, “We are the party of the right and must remain so.”
“Some of the old gang around Boris Johnson are back texting and in talks to get him to return,” one senior Tory said.
Ms Badenoch succeeded Rishi Sunak in November 2024.
The prime minister said the season was a time to remember the importance of “being there for one another,” including in “the more difficult times.”
Born in London before spending part of her childhood in Lagos, Mrs Badenoch migrated to the UK at the age of 16.
“The process in UK was free of glitches.’’
After speaking in Downing Street, Mr Sunak will travel by car to Buckingham Palace to resign as prime minister.
We did it!” Mr Starmer said in his victory speech. “Change begins now
Results are still pending, but the Labour Party now has the 326 seats needed to take the majority in the British parliament.
Labour is expected to secure a majority in the House of Commons and form a new government after 14 years in opposition.
