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Badenoch calls for Tories' 'creative juices to flow' as Priti Patel and Mel Stride named to shadow cabinet
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

NEW Tory leader Kemi Badenoch told party workers to let your creative juices flow today.

The ominous instruction came as Ms Badenoch began assembling her top team to take on the government.

Hardliner Priti Patel, a strong supporter of Israel, was named shadow foreign secretary last night, while more centrist leadership rival Mel Stride becomes shadow chancellor.

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