- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has sacked Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and replaced him with Andrew Griffith.
- Andrew Griffith was a senior Treasury minister during the implementation of Liz Truss's 2022 mini-Budget.
- The appointment signals a move towards a more aggressive, tax-cutting economic policy as part of a wider shadow cabinet reshuffle.
- Additional reshuffle moves include Tom Tugendhat replacing Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary.
- Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper criticised the promotion, claiming the Conservatives have forfeited economic credibility.
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