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,

Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming favourite to succeed Rishi Sunak after a major poll showed she'd pulled ahead of Robert Jenrick - but it's been a damaging leadership race so far

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.