Badenoch reshuffles shadow cabinet ahead of October conference

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has carried out a significant reshuffle of her shadow cabinet, replacing shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride with Andrew Griffith and appointing Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary. The overhaul, announced on August 31, 2026, comes ahead of the party's conference in October and follows the departure of several senior figures. The most prominent change is the replacement of Sir Mel Stride, who had served as shadow chancellor for nearly two years. Andrew Griffith, the former shadow business and trade secretary, now takes over the key economic brief.