Sir James Cleverly to make frontbench comeback as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles team
A Conservative source said: 'The Leader of the Opposition will be making some changes to her frontbench team today.
'The changes reflect the next stage of the party's policy renewal programme and underline the unity of the party under new leadership.
'Sir James Cleverly is expected to return in a prominent frontbench role to take the fight to this dreadful Labour Government.'
Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a shadow Cabinet reshuffle (Chris Radburn/PA)
Sir James served as both foreign secretary and home secretary when the Conservatives were in power.
He stood as a candidate in last year's Conservative leadership election, but lost out on the Tory top job ahead of the final heat between Mrs Badenoch and her now-shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick.
Since the leadership contest, Sir James has returned to the Tory back benches as the MP for Braintree.
He has used his influential position as a former minister to warn against pursuing populist agenda akin to Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Appearing at the Institute For Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank last week, the senior Tory hit out at calls to 'smash the system' and 'start again from scratch', branding them 'complete nonsense'.
He also appeared to take a different position on net zero from party leader Mrs Badenoch in a recent speech, urging the Conservatives to reject climate change 'luddites' on the right who believe 'the way things are now is just fine'.
A list of full changes to the Conservative frontbench team will be announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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