Kemi Badenoch is carrying out a reshuffle of her shadow Cabinet following the resignation of James Cleverly and Priti Patel.
Cleverly quit as communities secretary to run as London mayor and Patel stepped down from her shadow foreign secretary job to take on an “international role to strengthen diplomatic links with international sister parties and centre right movements around the world”.
Latest Conservative shadow Cabinet reshuffle updates
- Claire Coutinho appointed Griffiths’ deputy and shadow business secretary (Julia Lopez will cover for Coutinho, who is on maternity leave until January)
- Andrew Griffiths appointed shadow chancellor
- According to press reports, Tom Tugendhat is the new shadow foreign secretary
- Mel Stride sacked as shadow chancellor
- Stuart Andrew sacked as shadow health secretary