Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is carrying out a reshuffle of her shadow Cabinet.
It follows the resignation of James Cleverly as shadow housing, communities and local government secretary to run as London mayor.
Latest Conservative shadow Cabinet reshuffle updates
- Harriet Cross appointed new shadow Scottish secretary
- Rebecca Paul appointed new shadow digital, culture, media and sport secretary
- Katie Lam appointed new housing, communities and local government secretary
- Joy Morrissey appointed new shadow minister for women and equalities
- Tom Tugendhat appointed new shadow foreign secretary
- Claire Coutinho appointed Griffiths’ deputy and shadow business secretary (Julia Lopez will cover for Coutinho while she is on maternity leave until January)
- Andrew Griffiths appointed shadow chancellor
- Mel Stride sacked as shadow chancellor
- Stuart Andrew sacked as shadow health secretary
- Priti Patel sacked as shadow foreign secretary. She is taking on an “international role to strengthen diplomatic links with international sister parties and centre right movements around the world”