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In a statement commenting on her shadow cabinet appointments, Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative leader, said:
I am delighted to have appointed my shadow cabinet, which draws on the talents of people from across the Conservative party, based on meritocracy and with a breadth of experience and perspective, just as I promised during the campaign.
Our party’s problems will only be solved with a team effort, and I am confident my shadow cabinet ministers will deliver effective opposition as we seek to win back the trust of the public.
The thing that was very clear to me was that the One Nation side of the party, having been almost completely excluded from ministerial office under the new administration, felt no obligation whatsoever to defend the Truss government – it wasn’t theirs.
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