Richard Holden has resigned from his role as Conservative party chairman. The news comes as the Tory party has announced its shadow cabinet reshuffle – after it won just over 120 seats in Thursday’s election.
Despite holding onto the safe seat he was parachuted into just days before the nomination deadline, Holden has left his chairman role – with Richard Fuller take the post in the meantime. In a candid admission, Fuller said that the party has had had ‘a difficult election’, adding: ‘We should also challenge ourselves candidly and deeply on the strengths of the Conservative party across the country and outline where improvements can be made.’ You can say that again…
The move accompanies the news that Lord Cameron has resigned from the Conservative frontbench, with the former foreign secretary having being replaced in his shadow role by his deputy Andrew Mitchell.
In other developments, Kemi Badenoch has become shadow levelling up secretary, James Cartlidge is now shadow defence secretary to replace Grant Shapps while former justice secretary has been replaced by Ed Argar in the shadow role.
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