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John Lamont posted this on social media last night saying he is no longer shadow Scottish secretary.
I’m disappointed not to be continuing in my role as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland – a job that I loved.🏴
I wish my successor well.
I will continue to work from the backbenches standing up for the Scottish Borders & to hold both the Labour & SNP governments to account.
— John Lamont MP 🇬🇧🏴 (@John2Win) November 4, 2024
Tory frontbenchers may need to shadow two jobs at same time because of MP shortage, says new party co-chair
Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is chairing her first meeting of the shadow cabinet as leader this morning. We had been expecting to find out who will actually be turning up at some point yesterday, but the full list of shadow cabinet appointments has not been published…