Kemi Badenoch has started naming her shadow cabinet ahead of its first meeting tomorrow.
The former business and trade secretary was announced as the winner of the race to replace Rishi Sunak on Saturday.
The new Tory leader has unveiled Nigel Huddleston and Lord Dominic Johnson as joint chairmen of the Conservative Party.
It is understood they joined her at party headquarters this morning to meet staff.
In remarks to Tory staff, Ms Badenoch is understood to have said the first challenge is winning back council seats next May and insisted the party can turn around its fortunes in one term.
Former Treasury minister Andrew Griffith has been reported to be in contention for the shadow chancellor job.
Other potential frontbenchers include former energy security secretary Claire Coutinho and interim shadow culture secretary Julia Lopez.
One appointment emerged on Sunday night without an official announcement after interim chief whip Stuart Andrew revealed he was being replaced by Essex MP Dame Rebecca Harris.
Dame Rebecca, who has represented Castle Point since 2010, has been a whip since 2018.
Ms Badenoch wants her team in place before she holds her first shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The announcement of the new shadow cabinet follows Ms Badenoch’s victory over former immigration minister Robert Jenrick in the Tory leadership race on Saturday.
