Kemi Badenoch has built her brand on saying it like it is. The new leader of the Conservative party promises to tell “hard truths” about the country, and says that unlike other politicians, she doesn’t mince her words.

Dame Priti Patel has been appointed as shadow foreign secretary, despite having been fired from Theresa May’s Cabinet over holding secret meetings with Israeli politicians. She was given the shadow cabinet role on Monday by Kemi Badenoch,

Priti Patel has made a comeback as Kemi Badenoch has appointed her shadow foreign secretary, Sky News understands.