Politics · 31 August 2026
Kemi Badenoch replaces shadow chancellor Mel Stride with former businessman Andrew Griffith
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Griffith, a former Sky television executive, takes over the economic brief as the party tries to rebuild its financial credibility. Badenoch is also expected to hand the shadow foreign secretary job to Tom Tugendhat, taking over from Priti Patel. Meanwhile, James Cleverly has left his shadow communities role so he can run to be the next London mayor.
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