PM will tell Commons he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ after a summer of policy announcements and improved poll ratings
Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a reshuffle, replacing Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor and Priti Patel with Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary.
Last night, the Tories released a full list of shadow cabinet members. Alex Burghart was described as shadow chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and shadow Northern Ireland secretary, the job he was doing already and a title that underplayed his seniority. But he was in second place in the list, below Badenoch and above Griffith, and this morning the Conservatives are confirming that he has been made deputy leader. Until now, Badenoch has not had a deputy.
Leader of the Conservative party: Kemi Badenoch
Shadow chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland: Alex Burghart