Kemi Badenoch, the first black woman to be elected leader of the Conservatives, won a close victory in the party's leadership race. However, her win was not emphatic, and she faces the challenge of unifying the party and igniting grassroots support. Some party members and MPs find her divisive, and there are questions about whether those on the right of the party will support her. Badenoch's first task will be to steady the ship and present a fresh Conservative party to the public. The lingering question is whether she can survive to the next election given that she won the support of only a third of Conservative MPs in the leadership race.