ANALYSIS: As polls close in the Tory leadership election, Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming odds on favourite to win. But the strange quirks of the electorate means that there could be a shock in stor

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch appointed former leadership rivals including Mel Stride and Robert Jenrick to her shadow cabinet, in an effort to unite the UK’s fractured opposition party.Most Read from BloombergFrom Housing to Immigration,

Robert Jenrick has accepted the job of shadow justice secretary in Kemi Badenoch's senior team, the BBC understands. The new Tory leader is also expected to name Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as her shadow chancellor.