EPAThe BBC understands that Robert Jenrick has taken on the role of shadow attorney general in Kemi Badenoch’s senior team.
The new Conservative Party leader is also expected to appoint Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as shadow chancellor.
Dame Pretty, Mr Stride and Mr Jenrick were all candidates to challenge Mr Badenoch in the Conservative leadership race, with Mr Badenoch defeating Mr Jenrick in the final round.
Mr Badenoch will be hoping to unite the Conservative Party after a painful election by appointing people from different parts of the party, not just former rivals.
But there has been debate over which job Mr Jenrick will take up, and during negotiations one Conservative Party official not close to the leadership told the BBC: “Kemi just doesn’t like Rob. “You don’t think about yourself at all, so how do you feel about Rob?” She has policies that have done lasting damage to right-wing and reformist voters.
“This is likely to be further elucidated.”
The pair clashed in the final weeks of the leadership campaign, with Mr Jenrick accusing Mr Badenoch of being “disrespectful” to Tory members by not setting out a policy.
Mr Badenoch said he did not use such language and defended his approach, saying he would not make promises “unless I know how to communicate it”.
However, after the contest ended, both candidates exchanged warm words.
In his victory speech on Saturday, Mr Badenoch praised Mr Jenrick’s “energy and determination” and said: “I know that you and I don’t really have much of a difference and that you are important in our party. There is no doubt that they play a vital role.” For many years to come. ”
Mr Jenrick in turn congratulated his opponent on his victory and urged the Conservatives to unite behind their new leader.
A friend of Mr Jenrick’s said on Monday: “Rob believes the party needs to come together to fight Labor.
“Unity has never been more important and he is keen to expose Labour’s appalling record on law and order.”
Mr Badenoch’s full shadow cabinet is expected to be formally announced before its first meeting on Tuesday.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Laura Trott has been given the job of shadow education secretary, and Neil O’Brien has been appointed shadow education secretary.
Mr. Trott and Mr. O’Brien have already taken on new roles on education issues in the House of Commons.
The BBC understands that Nigel Huddleston and Sir Dominic Johnson have also been appointed co-leaders of the Conservative Party.
This follows the appointment of Castlepoint MP Dame Rebecca Harris as Conservative Party leader on Sunday night.
Getty ImagesDame Pretty, the new shadow foreign secretary, has represented the Witham constituency in Essex since 2010 and held several government departments during the Conservative government.
She was forced to resign as international development secretary in 2017 following unauthorized meetings with Israeli officials, but was brought back into government by Boris Johnson and given the senior role of home secretary.
She began Rwanda policy at the Home Office. The policy was designed to stop people from crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting them to the East African country, but was later scrapped by the New Labor government.
She is a prominent Brexit supporter and is considered to be on the right wing of the party. In contrast, the stride comes from the left side.
Like Dame Pretty, he became an MP in 2010, winning the Central Devon constituency and holding positions in several government departments.
A close ally of Rishi Sunak, he was given the job of Work and Pensions Secretary and was trusted to make frequent media appearances during the general election.
On Sunday, Mr Badenoch told the BBC he believed taxes were too high under Sunak, but has now given one of his most prominent supporters the coveted role of shadow chancellor.
PA mediaThe new shadow education secretary, Laura Trott, has been the MP for Sevenoaks in Kent since 2019 and was number two at the Treasury under Jeremy Hunt when she was prime minister.
Neil O’Brien has been the Member of Parliament for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston since 2017 and most recently served as Minister for Health. He resigned from Sunak’s government in November 2023 and took a more critical stance towards the then prime minister from behind the scenes.
While Trott and Huddleston supported Badenoch in the leadership, O’Brien supported his rival Jenrick.
The current Labor government has 120 ministers, and given that the Conservatives only have 121 MPs, that means they may struggle to keep tabs on all posts.
Former home secretary and defeated leadership candidate James Cleverley last week ruled out the possibility of serving in the shadow cabinet, saying he had been “released” from frontline politics for 16 years and was now “particularly motivated to return”. No,” he told the FT. Another narrow band. ”
Former prime minister Jeremy Hunt, former deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden, former deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell and former environment secretary Steve Barclay also said they would not join the new shadow cabinet and would return to the background.
