Badenoch shadow cabinet
UK shadow cabinet since 2024
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Kemi Badenoch has served as the Leader of the Opposition as Leader of the Conservative Party since 2 November 2024, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Leadership election.[1] The election was triggered by Rishi Sunak's resignation as party leader following the 2024 general election, which the Labour Party under Keir Starmer won.[2]
Date formed2 November 2024
Member party
Badenoch Shadow Cabinet | |
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Shadow cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2 November 2024 – | |
 Badenoch with members of her shadow cabinet during a session of Prime Minister's Questions in November 2024 | |
| Date formed | 2 November 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Leader of the Opposition | Kemi Badenoch |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Official Opposition |
| History | |
| Incoming formation | 2024 Conservative leadership election |
| Legislature terms | 2024–present |
| Predecessor | Sunak shadow cabinet |
Formation
Badenoch hinted in a speech after her election victory that Robert Jenrick, her opponent in the election, might be offered a senior job, telling him "you have a key role in our party for years to come".[3] Subsequently, two days later, Jenrick was appointed both Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice.[4] The first appointment, made a day after the leadership election result was announced, saw Dame Rebecca Harris installed as Chief Whip.[5][6]
Shadow cabinet appointments
| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords |
November 2024 – July 2025
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November 2024 – January 2026 | ||||
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November 2024 – July 2025 | ||||
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November 2024 – July 2025 | ||||
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November 2024 – July 2025 | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – July 2025 | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – present | ||||
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November 2024 – July 2025 | ||||
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Member of the House of Lords |
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Member of the House of Lords |
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July 2025 – present
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Changes
November 2024
- Changes from Sunak's shadow cabinet to Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet.
- Jeremy Hunt (Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Mel Stride.[8]
- James Cleverly (Shadow Home Secretary) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Chris Philp.[9]
- Rishi Sunak (former Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party) returned to the backbenches.[9]
- Steve Barclay (Shadow Environment Secretary) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Victoria Atkins.[9]
- Sir Oliver Dowden (former Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of the Opposition/Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Alex Burghart.[10]
- Stuart Andrew (Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons) was succeeded by Dame Rebecca Harris.[11]
- Damian Hinds (Shadow Education Secretary) was succeeded by Laura Trott.
- Andrew Mitchell (Shadow Foreign Secretary) was succeeded by Dame Priti Patel.
- Edward Argar (Shadow Secretary of State for Justice) was succeeded by Robert Jenrick.
- Byron Davies, Baron Davies of Gower (Shadow Secretary of State for Wales) became a junior Shadow Minister in the Home Office and was succeeded by Mims Davies.
July 2025
- Edward Argar (Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Stuart Andrew.[7]
- Stuart Andrew was succeeded as Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by Nigel Huddleston.[7]
- Nigel Huddleston was succeeded as Chairman of the Conservative Party by Kevin Hollinrake.[7]
- Kevin Hollinrake was succeeded as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Sir James Cleverly.[7]
- Alan Mak (Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology) returned to the backbenches and was succeeded by Julia Lopez.[7]
- Gareth Bacon (Shadow Secretary of State for Transport) was succeeded by Richard Holden. [7]
- Neil O'Brien was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in the new role of Shadow Minister for Policy Renewal and Development.[7]
January 2026
- Robert Jenrick (Shadow Lord Chancellor) was dismissed from the Shadow Cabinet and was suspended from the Conservative Party, after it was alleged that he was plotting to defect to another party.[12] He was succeeded by Nick Timothy (former Downing Street co-chief of Staff).[13]
Notes
- Also Shadow Paymaster General outside the Shadow Cabinet since November 2024