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Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet after Patel and Cleverly resignations

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to reshuffle her shadow cabinet on Monday.
  • Tom Tugendhat is expected to replace Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary, while James Cleverly is leaving his post to run for London mayor.

Kemi Badenoch is preparing to reshuffle the Conservative Party’s shadow cabinet after two senior figures stepped down.

Tom Tugendhat is expected to become shadow foreign secretary, replacing Priti Patel. Tugendhat, a former security minister and previous Conservative leadership candidate, had earlier declined to join Badenoch’s shadow cabinet.

James Cleverly, the shadow communities secretary, has also resigned. He plans to run for mayor of London, prompting Badenoch to seek a replacement for his post.

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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.