Dame Priti Patel is set to be replaced by Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary. Both the BBC and The Telegraph have confirmed the switch. This move is part of a wider Conservative Party reshuffle spearheaded by Kemi Badenoch. Patel will step down from the frontbench and shift to the back benches for an unspecified international role. Several news outlets have reported the same change, which took effect on August 31. Tugendhat will now assume the shadow foreign secretary portfolio. The exact scope of Patel's new international assignment has yet to be disclosed. The reshuffle follows media reports about Badenoch's intentions to challenge Andy Burnham.
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Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary - BBC
Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary BBC
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Dame Priti Patel returns to back benches to take on 'international role' - Largs and Millport News
Dame Priti Patel returns to back benches to take on 'international role' Largs and Millport News
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Tugendhat to Replace Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary - Oz Arab Media
Tugendhat to Replace Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary Oz Arab Media
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Tom Tugendhat to take over as Tory shadow foreign secretary in Badenoch reshuffle - JournalArta
Tom Tugendhat to take over as Tory shadow foreign secretary in Badenoch reshuffle JournalArta
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Tom Tugendhat to Succeed Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary - SSBCrack
Tom Tugendhat to Succeed Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary SSBCrack