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Badenoch names Andrew Griffith Shadow Chancellor in reshuffle

9/1/2026

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Badenoch Appoints Griffith

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced a shadow-cabinet reshuffle on 31 August 2026, naming Andrew Griffith as the new Shadow Chancellor.
Opposition parties stressed Griffith’s role in Liz Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, which sparked market turmoil and left families to bear the cost.
Sir Mel Stride was removed from shadow chancellor post and will sit on backbenches.
Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper said the appointment proves Conservatives have forfeited economic credibility.

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Badenoch Reshuffles

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced a shadow-cabinet reshuffle on 31 August 2026, naming Andrew Griffith as the new Shadow Chancellor.
The reshuffle is framed as a bid to broaden the party’s appeal while foregrounding national-security priorities and a tougher defence stance.
Joy Morrissey was appointed Shadow Women and Equality Minister as part of the reshuffle.
Priti Patel quit the shadow cabinet to become the Conservative Party’s International Secretary after speculation.

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Badenoch Appoints Griffith

On 31 August 2026, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced a shadow-cabinet reshuffle, appointing Andrew Griffith as Shadow Chancellor.
The reshuffle is presented as a move toward a growth-focused, fiscally credible agenda by installing former Truss-budget architect Griffith.
Claire Coutinho was named Shadow Business Secretary, taking over the role from Andrew Griffith.
Badenoch said reshuffle aims to rebuild economic credibility before party challenges Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Opposition parties and Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper argued that Andrew Griffith’s role in Liz Truss’s 2022 mini-budget triggered market turmoil and that his appointment proves the Conservatives have forfeited any claim to economic credibility.
Within this story's sources, this criticism appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-and Right-leaning coverage.

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Badenoch Appoints Griffith

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch announced a shadow-cabinet reshuffle on 31 August 2026, naming Andrew Griffith as the new Shadow Chancellor.
Opposition parties stressed Griffith’s role in Liz Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, which sparked market turmoil and left families to bear the cost.
Sir Mel Stride was removed from shadow chancellor post and will sit on backbenches.
Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper said the appointment proves Conservatives have forfeited economic credibility.

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