(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelFormer British Indian home secretary Priti Patel has been chosen by the newly elected Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch as her shadow foreign secretary to join her top team on the Opposition benches in the House of Commons on Tuesday. "Congratulations to Kemi Badenoch on her election as leader of our great Party," posted Patel on X over the weekend after the election result was declared. "Let's all unite behind her to renew and earn back the trust of the British people. "In her first response as the new shadow minister, Trott called the tuition fee rise "a hike in the effective tax graduates have to pay. "With the Tories down to just 121 members of Parliament, Badenoch will have to hand multiple shadow briefs to some of her picks as many senior Tories have declined frontbench jobs as she prepares to chair her first shadow cabinet meeting as Opposition leader.

Source: The Times November 05, 2024 09:47 UTC