Badenoch Shuffles UK Tory Team in Bid to Salvage Leadership
Badenoch appointed Tory moderate James Cleverly to her front-bench line-up as shadow housing secretary, a person familiar with the matter said. Stuart Andrew will become shadow health secretary, replacing Ed Argar, and Nigel Huddleston will be shadow culture secretary. Kevin Hollinrake will come in as party chairman, they said.
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