Badenoch Replaces 2 Top Tories in Reshuffle, Ousting Stride as Shadow Chancellor
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 31
Badenoch Replaces 2 Top Tories in Reshuffle, Ousting Stride as Shadow Chancellor
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 31
Summary
Andrew Griffith was named shadow chancellor, replacing Sir Mel Stride in Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet shake-up ahead of the Conservatives’ October conference.
The move is meant to reset the party’s economic approach, with a senior Conservative source saying Badenoch wants a new leadership team focused on growth, living standards and fiscal credibility.
Claire Coutinho will move from shadow energy to shadow business secretary, taking over Griffith’s previous role as the reshuffle broadens beyond the Treasury brief.
Tom Tugendhat’s appointment as shadow foreign secretary, replacing Dame Priti Patel, had already been announced, underscoring a wider overhaul of Badenoch’s top team.