Kemi Badenoch Shakes Up Tory Frontbench with James Cleverly's Return in Bid to Revive Party Fortunes

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has carried out a significant reshuffle of her shadow cabinet, bringing back former foreign and home secretary Sir James Cleverly as shadow housing secretary.

This move is seen as an attempt to add experience and name recognition to the top team, as the party struggles with poor polling and internal divisions. Cleverly's appointment is intended to help the Tories challenge Labour more effectively, particularly on housing policy, and to present a united front against the rising threat from Reform UK. The reshuffle also included other changes, but Cleverly's return is widely viewed as the most impactful.

Critics, however, question whether these changes will be enough to reverse the party's declining fortunes.