After emerging victorious in the Tory leadership race, Kemi Badenoch has unveiled her top team in her new shadow cabinet.

Ms Badenoch, who beat Robert Jenrick to become the new Tory leader, has said the party’s first duty would be to hold Labour to account and to prepare for government by the time of the next election.

Here are the appointments she has made so far:

Chris Philp – shadow home secretary

Former policing minister Chris Philp has been awarded one of the top jobs in the shadow cabinet – that of shadow home secretary.

He will take over from James Cleverly, one of Ms Badenoch’s leadership rivals who came third in the race and has chosen not to serve in her team.

Dame Priti Patel – shadow foreign secretary

The former home secretary – who resigned from the role when Liz Truss was prime minister – has been brought back to the frontbenches as shadow foreign secretary.

She is most well known for launching the Rwanda plan to send illegal immigrants to the African country to be processed.

Mel Stride – shadow chancellor

The work and pensions secretary under Rishi Sunak has been appointed as Ms Badenoch’s shadow chancellor.

Seen as a moderate Conservative and a Sunak supporter, he was chair of the cross-party Treasury Select Committee for three years after being financial secretary to the Treasury for two years.

Alex Burghart – shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and shadow secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The MP for Brentwood and Ongar has been appointed the shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

The government holder of the role is responsible for the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster, an estate held by King Charles.

In government they are the most senior minister in the Cabinet Office after the prime minister.

Mr Burghart will also take on the role of shadow Northern Ireland secretary.

Robert Jenrick – shadow justice secretary

Ms Badenoch’s main leadership rival will take on the role of shadow justice secretary.

His appointment is an interesting one given Mr Jenrick made leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) central to his leadership campaign.

The MP for Newark previously served as immigration minister but quit in opposition to Mr Sunak’s Rwanda plan.

James Cartlidge – shadow defence secretary

James Cartlidge, the MP for South Suffolk, will continue in his role as shadow defence secretary.

He has previous experience in government, having served as a defence and Treasury minister under Rishi Sunak.

Helen Whately – shadow work and pensions secretary

Helen Whately, the MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, will move from the role of shadow transport secretary to shadow work and pensions secretary.

Ms Whatley served as a minister in the department for health and social care from October 2022 until the Conservatives’ election defeat this July.

Laura Trott – shadow education secretary

Laura Trott, who served as chief secretary to the Treasury under Rishi Sunak, has been appointed shadow education secretary.

Ms Trott has been the MP for Sevenoaks since 2019 and has held other ministerial roles, including work and pensions minister.

Kevin Hollinrake – shadow housing secretary

The Thirsk and Malton MP, who has previously served as a business minister, will take up the role of shadow levelling up, housing and communities secretary.

Mr Hollinrake was shadow business and trade secretary in the period after the election and while Mr Sunak was still in post as leader.

Edward Argar – shadow health and social care secretary

Former justice minister Edward Argar is the new shadow health and social care secretary, where he will be up against Labour’s Wes Streeting at the despatch box.

The MP for Melton and Syston also served as chief secretary to the Treasury during the brief tenure of Liz Truss.

Gareth Bacon – shadow transport secretary

The MP for Orpington, who was first elected in 2019, will be the new shadow transport secretary.

Since July he has been occupying shadow ministerial roles in the justice and business departments.

Claire Coutinho – shadow net zero and energy secretary

One of Rishi Sunak’s key early allies, Ms Coutinho will continue to hold the energy and net zero brief, which she said was “one of the most important agendas for the country”.

When the Tories were in power she held the government equivalent of the role.

Alongside this she will also be shadow minister for equalities.

Alan Mak – shadow science secretary

The Haversham MP will move from his post of shadow economic secretary to shadow science secretary.

Prior to the Tories’ election defeat, Mr Mak was a minister in the department of business and trade. Other posts he had held include economic secretary to the Treasury and government whip – a role requiring him to enforce party discipline.

Victoria Atkins – shadow environment secretary

The MP for Louth and Horncastle will move from her role of shadow health and care secretary to shadow environment secretary.

Ms Atkins has previously held ministerial roles in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice.

In a post on X, she said was “delighted” with her role and said Labour’s budget would “hurt rural and coastal Britain”.

Andrew Griffith – shadow business and trade secretary

Andrew Griffith, the MP for Arundel and South Downs, will move from shadow science secretary to shadow business and trade secretary in Ms Badenoch’s shadow cabinet.

Mr Griffith was one of Ms Badenoch’s strongest backers and has previous ministerial experience as economic secretary to the Treasury and financial secretary to the Treasury.

Stuart Andrew – shadow culture secretary

The MP for Daventry has been appointed as culture secretary, having previously served as a minister in the culture and business departments.

Mr Andrew has been an MP since 2010 and was also the opposition chief whip from July this year until now.

Andrew Bowie – shadow Scotland secretary

Mr Bowie is one of the five Tory MPs in Scotland, representing West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.

Since the election he had been serving as shadow minister in the energy and net zero department and also as veterans minister.

In government he served as an energy minister and before that as a trade minister.

Mims Davies – shadow Wales secretary and shadow minister for women

Mims Davies is the MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield, a constituency in the southeast of England.

Following the Tory wipeout in Wales there are no Welsh Conservative MPs to take on the role but Ms Davies served as junior minister in the Wales department for a few months in 2018.

She will also continue in her role as shadow minister for women.

Jesse Norman – shadow leader of the Commons

Jesse Norman has been an MP since 2010, representing the constituency of Hereford and South Herefordshire.

He has enjoyed stints as minister in the transport department as well as in the foreign office.

As shadow leader of the House of Commons he be will responsible for working with Lucy Powell, the Labour leader of the House, in arranging Commons business while also holding the government to account over how it manages its running of the House.

Lord True – shadow leader of the Lords

In his role Lord True will lead the official opposition in the House of Lords, where he will organise business in the second chamber.

Richard Fuller – shadow chief secretary to the Treasury

Richard Fuller was economic secretary to the Treasury for three months while Ms Truss was prime minister.

He will now take on the role of shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, counting Labour’s Darren Jones as his opposite number.

Dame Rebecca Harris – chief whip

Dame Rebecca has been the Conservative MP for the Essex constituency of Castle Point since May 2010 and will replace Stuart Andrew as chief whip.

The role will see her enforce party discipline and try to ensure MPs vote in line with the leadership.

Dame Rebecca, who supported the Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum, was also Comptroller of the Household between 2022 and 2024 – an ancient and largely ceremonial role handed to a government whip.