James Cleverly will return to the Conservative frontbench as the new shadow housing secretary, facing off against Angela Rayner, as part of a reshuffle of Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet.
Badenoch has kept much of her top team in place, including the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, the shadow home secretary, Robert Jenrick, and the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, despite grumbling from some backbenchers who would like to see promotions for some new-generation Conservative MPs.
