Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
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- Tom Tugendhat will replace Priti Patel as the Conservative Party’s shadow foreign secretary when Kemi Badenoch reshuffles her team next month.
- Patel said she would take a new role focused on strengthening ties with sister parties and center-right movements worldwide.
- The reshuffle follows James Cleverly’s resignation and is expected to account for Claire Coutinho’s upcoming maternity leave.
Tom Tugendhat will return to the Conservative front bench as shadow foreign secretary, replacing Dame Priti Patel when party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffles her team next month.
Patel said on social media that she would leave the post for a new role intended to “strengthen links with sister parties and centre right movements around the world.”
The change follows shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly’s decision to resign and run for London mayor. A wider reshuffle had already been expected, partly because shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho is due to take maternity leave.
Some Conservatives have also speculated that shadow chancellor Mel Stride could lose his position. Party members view Coutinho as a possible future shadow chancellor, but Badenoch is unlikely to appoint her while she is away from the front bench.
strengthen links with sister parties and centre right movements around the world
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