Kemi Badenoch has carried out a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet following the resignations of Priti Patel and James Cleverly. The changes come as the Conservative leader seeks to refresh her top team.
Resignations prompt changes
Patel, who had served as shadow foreign secretary, and Cleverly, the shadow home secretary, both stepped down from their roles. Their departures triggered the reshuffle, which saw new appointments made to several key positions.
New appointments
The reshuffle brought fresh faces into the shadow cabinet, with the leader aiming to strengthen the party's frontbench. The exact roles and names of those appointed were confirmed by party sources.
The changes are seen as an effort to unify the party and present a coherent opposition to the government. The new shadow cabinet will face the challenge of holding the government to account in the coming parliamentary session.
