New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch announces her shadow cabinet

New Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch has put together her shadow cabinet just days after she became leader of the opposition, ITV News Political Correspondent Harry Horton reports

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has put together her shadow cabinet, just days after she becoming leader of the opposition.

Former policing minister Chris Philp has been appointed as the new shadow home secretary, replacing James Cleverly.

Other senior roles were given to former leadership rivals, with Robert Jenrick confirmed as shadow justice secretary and Mel Stride appointed as shadow chancellor.

Dame Priti Patel was named as shadow foreign secretary.

Former Tory minister Laura Trott will now serve as shadow education secretary. James Cartlidge has been appointed as shadow defence secretary.

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Badenoch also appointed Nigel Huddleston and Lord Dominic Johnson as joint chairmen of the Conservative party.

It was reported on Sunday that Essex MP Dame Rebecca Harris would become the party’s new chief whip.

Following the announcements to her top team, Badenoch held her first shadow cabinet meeting, stating that she will "win back the trust of the public".

Badenoch said: “I am delighted to have appointed my shadow cabinet, which draws on the talents of people from across the Conservative Party, based on meritocracy and with a breadth of experience and perspective, just as I promised during the campaign."

She added: “Our party’s problems will only be solved with a team effort, and I am confident my shadow cabinet ministers will deliver effective opposition as we seek to win back the trust of the public.

“We will now get to work holding Labour to account and rebuilding our party based on Conservative principles and values.

“The process of renewing our great party has now begun.”

The appointments to the opposition frontbench are an effort to unite different factions of the Conservative Party after a long internal election battle.

The new Conservative leader insisted she would offer all her rivals in the race roles in her shadow cabinet, but former Home Secretary James Cleverly ruled himself out from such a job. Tom Tugendhat was also excluded from the shadow cabinet.

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