Kemi Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet with James Cleverly set to return to Tory frontbench – UK politics live | Politics
By: Tom Ambrose (now) and Yohannes Lowe (earlier) | Published: 2025-07-22 09:33:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
James Cleverly to return to Conservative front bench as Kemi Badenoch makes shadow cabinet reshuffle
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. James Cleverly will return to the Conservative frontbench as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles her shadow cabinet on Tuesday.
Cleverly, the former home and foreign secretary, who unsuccessfully stood to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader, is an MP for Braintree and has used his position from the backbenches to warn his party against following a Reform style populist agenda.
It is not clear what position Cleverly will be appointed to but a Conservative source said it would be a “prominent” one on the frontbenches.
The source said:
The Leader of the Opposition will be making some changes to her frontbench team today.
The changes…
