Tory leader Rishi Sunak has named his shadow Cabinet but what are they going to do?
Their job is supposed to be holding the new Labour government to account – but they agree on many policies and, on the others, if they suggest different policies, the public will rightly ask why they did not enact those ideas when they were in government.
Most of the positions in the Tory shadow Cabinet are held by the same people as were in the Cabinet before the election, apart from a few replacements due to seat losses and resignations.
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So James Cartlidge has been appointed shadow defence secretary and Ed Argar shadow justice secretary, after Grant Shapps and Alex Chalk lost their seats.
Richard Holden resigned as party chairman, to be replaced by another Richard – Fuller.
Most notably, former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron has resigned as shadow foreign secretary, to be replaced by Andrew Mitchell.
The BBC tells us these other changes have happened:
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Former Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch moves to shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, after Michael Gove stood down as an MP
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Kevin Hollinrake, previously postal affairs minister, takes her place as shadow business secretary
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Andrew Griffith, previously a minister in the department, becomes shadow secretary of state for science, innovation and technology
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Former schools minister Damian Hinds becomes shadow education secretary, after Gillian Keegan lost her seat
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Former Home Office minister Chris Philp is named shadow leader of the House of Commons, after Penny Mordaunt was ousted in Portsmouth North
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Helen Whately, a former health minister, becomes shadow transport secretary
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Julia Lopez is appointed shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, after Lucy Frazer lost her seat
Continuing to shadow their former posts are Oliver Dowden, as deputy leader of the opposition, Victoria Atkins as shadow health secretary and Claire Coutinho as shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero, along with:
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Mel Stride, shadow work and pensions secretary
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Steve Barclay, shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs
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Jeremy Wright, shadow attorney general
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Alex Burghart, shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland
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John Lamont, shadow secretary of state for Scotland
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Lord Davies of Gower, shadow secretary of state for Wales
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Stuart Andrew, opposition chief whip
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Laura Trott, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
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John Glen, shadow paymaster general
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Tom Tugendhat, shadow security minister
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Andrew Bowie, shadow veterans minister
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Mims Davies, shadow women and equalities
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Lord True, shadow leader of the House of Lords
Sunak himself intends to resign as Tory leader, saying he’ll do so when arrangements for selecting his successor are in place.
We should all examine those arrangements very carefully. The default situation is that party members choose from a shortlist decided by MPs, but this led to the election of Liz Truss – and that was a disaster. So the Tories restricted votes to MPs in order (many have suggested) to hand the job to Sunak.
And that did not exactly help them.
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Sunak has named his shadow Cabinet but what are they going to do?
Tory leader Rishi Sunak has named his shadow Cabinet but what are they going to do?
Their job is supposed to be holding the new Labour government to account – but they agree on many policies and, on the others, if they suggest different policies, the public will rightly ask why they did not enact those ideas when they were in government.
Most of the positions in the Tory shadow Cabinet are held by the same people as were in the Cabinet before the election, apart from a few replacements due to seat losses and resignations.
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So James Cartlidge has been appointed shadow defence secretary and Ed Argar shadow justice secretary, after Grant Shapps and Alex Chalk lost their seats.
Richard Holden resigned as party chairman, to be replaced by another Richard – Fuller.
Most notably, former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron has resigned as shadow foreign secretary, to be replaced by Andrew Mitchell.
The BBC tells us these other changes have happened:
Former Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch moves to shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, after Michael Gove stood down as an MP
Kevin Hollinrake, previously postal affairs minister, takes her place as shadow business secretary
Andrew Griffith, previously a minister in the department, becomes shadow secretary of state for science, innovation and technology
Former schools minister Damian Hinds becomes shadow education secretary, after Gillian Keegan lost her seat
Former Home Office minister Chris Philp is named shadow leader of the House of Commons, after Penny Mordaunt was ousted in Portsmouth North
Helen Whately, a former health minister, becomes shadow transport secretary
Julia Lopez is appointed shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, after Lucy Frazer lost her seat
Continuing to shadow their former posts are Oliver Dowden, as deputy leader of the opposition, Victoria Atkins as shadow health secretary and Claire Coutinho as shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero, along with:
Mel Stride, shadow work and pensions secretary
Steve Barclay, shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs
Jeremy Wright, shadow attorney general
Alex Burghart, shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland
John Lamont, shadow secretary of state for Scotland
Lord Davies of Gower, shadow secretary of state for Wales
Stuart Andrew, opposition chief whip
Laura Trott, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
John Glen, shadow paymaster general
Tom Tugendhat, shadow security minister
Andrew Bowie, shadow veterans minister
Mims Davies, shadow women and equalities
Lord True, shadow leader of the House of Lords
Sunak himself intends to resign as Tory leader, saying he’ll do so when arrangements for selecting his successor are in place.
We should all examine those arrangements very carefully. The default situation is that party members choose from a shortlist decided by MPs, but this led to the election of Liz Truss – and that was a disaster. So the Tories restricted votes to MPs in order (many have suggested) to hand the job to Sunak.
And that did not exactly help them.
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