Two MPs who stood against the new leader are made shadow chancellor and foreign secretary respectively
Kemi Badenoch has appointed Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as she began to put together a Conservative frontbench team billed as uniting the party.
The appointment of the two MPs, who ran against Badenoch in the leadership contest, followed the decision to make Laura Trott, a leading supporter of her campaign, shadow education secretary.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Two MPs who stood against the new leader are made shadow chancellor and foreign secretary respectivelyUK politics live – latest updatesKemi Badenoch has appointed Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as she began to put together a Conservative frontbench team billed as uniting the party.The appointment of the two MPs, who ran against Badenoch in the leadership contest, followed the decision to make Laura Trott, a leading supporter of her campaign, shadow education secretary. Continue reading…
