James Heale
@JAHeale
Deputy Political Editor @spectator
Lee Rowley was essential to Kemi Badenoch’s rise. His exit is the big story from her reshuffle: spectator.co.uk/article/the-re…
Some of this new Labour intake really do have skeletons in their closet
Breaking news: Former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes has emerged victorious in his decade-long battle to clear his name for rigging Libor benchmark rates after the UK’s highest court quashed his conviction on.ft.com/4o4bodg
As Julia Lopez returns to shadowing a portfolio, some praise this morning for her replacement as Badenoch’s PPS. John Glen is a respected former cabinet minister. A member of the class of 2010, he will offer Badenoch experience and more connections with a different intake
Told that the lithe legislator that is Alec Shelbrooke is the new Tory spokesman for Shadow Foreign Affairs
The LGBT+ Conservatives have welcomed Stuart Andrew’s promotion to Shadow Health Secretary:
Some sadness today in CCHQ at the departure of Lord Johnson. He acted as the sole fundraiser for Kemi Badenoch’s successful leadership campaign. Subsequently his fundraising team has been one of the few highlights of her leadership in terms of raising donations
Lee Rowley was key to the Kemi project. The significance of his departure cannot be overstated:
Stand off in the gents of the Royal Agriculture Show Wales Senior Reform source: “How’s your day going?” Senior Tory source: “Not as good as yours”
On the day of his comeback, am told that a group of Palestine protestors on the Terrace started chanting about David Lammy, prompting new Shad Housing Sec James Cleverly to shout back “He’s the other black one!”
What Reform’s latest defection is all about: spectator.co.uk/article/farage…
Farage asked about the Tory reshuffle: “Cleverly for Braintree eh? It’s funny… James is a lovely guy but what does he stand for?”