Dame Priti Patel has been appointed shadow foreign secretary, despite having been fired from Baroness May’s Cabinet over holding secret meetings with Israeli politicians. She was given the shadow cabinet role on Monday by Kemi Badenoch,

In approximately 12 hours, all UK news will take a back seat as the world looks to the United States and the election of a new American president. Until then, the new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has appointed Chris Philp as the new shadow home secretary as she announced her shadow cabinet. Other significant appointments include James Cartlidge as shadow defence secretary, Ed Argar as shadow health secretary and Andrew Griffith as shadow business and trade secretary.

Ms Badenoch earlier named Laura Trott shadow education secretary and Tory former minister Neil O’Brien shadow education minister, who both appeared in their new roles in the Commons at education questions on Monday. Dame Rebecca Harris has become the chief whip, replacing Stuart Andrew.

Kemi Badenoch will announce her shadow cabinet within days, as she begins her term as leader of the opposition.

Rebecca Harris will be the Conservative Party's chief whip in Kemi Badenoch's new shadow cabinet. The MP for Castle Point in Essex — who was first elected in 2010 — will replace Stuart Andrew. The job of chief whip is to maintain party discipline and try to ensure MPs vote as the leadership would like them to.

Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has announced her first shadow cabinet, which includes North Yorkshire MP Kevin Hollinrake.