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,

Kemi Badenoch has announced her shadow cabinet following her victory over Robert Jenrick in the Tory leadership race. She said the line-up “draws on the talents of people from across the Conservative Party,