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Philp appointed shadow home secretary by Badenoch

Chris Philp has been appointed shadow home secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

The former Home Office minister supported Badenoch’s leadership campaign.

On Monday it emerged that Badenoch had offered three of her former leadership rivals senior roles.

Robert Jenrick, who was beaten in the final round, will serve as shadow justice secretary, while Mel Stride will be shadow chancellor and Dame Priti Patel will be shadow foreign secretary.

Badenoch has now named her full shadow cabinet team ahead of their first meeting later.

Ed Argar, a former justice and health minister, has been made shadow health and social care secretary, while Claire Coutinho keeps her job as shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero, as well as taking on the shadow equalities brief.

Other roles announced on Tuesday include:

  • Shadow defence secretary – James Cartlidge
  • Shadow business secretary – Andrew Griffith
  • Shadow work and pensions secretary – Helen Whately
  • Shadow levelling up, housing and communities secretary – Kevin Hollinrake
  • Shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary – Victoria Atkins

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