Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has sacked Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and replaced him with Andrew Griffith. Andrew Griffith was a senior Treasury minister during the implementation of Liz Truss's 2022 mini-Budget. The appointment signals a move towards a more aggressive, tax-cutting economic policy as part of a wider shadow cabinet reshuffle. Additional reshuffle moves include Tom Tugendhat replacing Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary. Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper criticised the promotion, claiming the Conservatives have forfeited economic credibility. In fullBadenoch appoints architect of Truss’s mini-Budget to replace Mel Stride as shadow chancellorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
What you need to know about Kemi Badenoch’s major reshuffle
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has sacked Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and replaced him with Andrew Griffith. Andrew Griffith was a senior Treasury minister during the implementation of Liz Truss's 2022 mini-Budget. The appointment signals a move towards a more aggressive, tax-cutting economic policy as part of a wider shadow cabinet reshuffle. Additional reshuffle moves include Tom Tugendhat replacing Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary. Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper criticised the promotion, claiming the Conservatives have forfeited economic credibility. In fullBadenoch appoints architect of Truss’s mini-Budget to replace Mel Stride as shadow chancellorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
