Sir Mel Stride replaced as shadow chancellor as Conservatives reshuffle top team
Andrew Griffith will take over the role as part of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet reshuffle.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has reshuffled her top team, replacing Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor. Andrew Griffith will take on Stride's role, while Claire Coutinho edges up to become shadow business secretary. These moves come ahead of the party's conference in October.
In the foreign secretary reshuffle, Dame Priti Patel is replaced by Tom Tugendhat. Badenoch expressed gratitude for Stride's contributions, praising his role in rebuilding the party's economic credibility and becoming an effective opposition.
A senior Conservative source revealed that Badenoch is rethinking the Conservative approach to economic policy, aiming to create a new leadership team focused on growth, higher living standards, and fiscal credibility. Stride described his tenure as a "great honour" and announced his intention to continue contributing to the Conservative team in Parliament and beyond, building and amplifying the party's vision for Britain from the backbenches.
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