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Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat joinBadenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle

Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel

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Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor31 Aug 2026, 06:07 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom
Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle

United Kingdom — Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel

Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

Kemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a sweeping Conservative reshuffle on Monday, replacing Stride with Andrew Griffith, and Patel with Tom Tugendhat.

Stride, who had been shadow chancellor since Badenoch became leader, was widely seen among Tories as failing to make an impression at a time when Labour had been under pressure over the economy.

Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

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Source: The Guardian · Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor. Published 31 Aug 2026, 06:07 pm.

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