Former prime minister Lord Cameron does not feature in the interim shadow cabinet, the Conservative Party has confirmed. Suffering a net loss of 251 MPs in last week’s General Election, the Tories have named their opposition frontbench who will lead them into the new Parliament. Advertisement Advertisement Sign up to our Politics newsletter Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
The party confirmed in a statement that Lord Cameron, who was foreign secretary in the outgoing government, and party chairman Richard Holden had offered their resignations, and Rishi Sunak had accepted. Lord Cameron led the Conservative Party into power 14 years ago, securing 306 seats in the 2010 election and a coalition with the 57-strong Liberal Democrats. Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP John Lamont becomes Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland .
Former Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack stood down at the election after seven years in Parliament. Former deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell has become the shadow foreign secretary while Richard Fuller, who represents North Bedfordshire, has been named party chairman. “United as a party we will be ready and able to hold this new Labour government to account every step of the way,” Mr Fuller said in a statement.
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