Stride removed as shadow chancellor in Conservative reshuffle
Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her senior team, replacing Mel Stride as the Conservative shadow chancellor and changing several other opposition portfolios.
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Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride represents the Conservative in the House of Commons for Central Devon. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartyConservative
ConstituencyCentral Devon
Current membership from6 May 2010
Parliament member ID3935
Constituency: Central Devon
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Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority61
Constituency turnout70.9%
Electorate75,385
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Central Devon election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 6 May 2010.
Parliament maintains the authoritative record of previous parliamentary service, offices and appointments. Consult the complete parliamentary profile →
Government, opposition and committee roles
Previous appointments
Shadow Chancellor of the ExchequerNov 2024 – Aug 2026
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and PensionsJul 2024 – Nov 2024
Secretary of State for Work and PensionsOct 2022 – Jul 2024
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of CommonsMay 2019 – Jul 2019
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster GeneralJun 2017 – May 2019
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)Jul 2016 – Jun 2017
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)May 2015 – Jul 2016
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Jul 2014 – Mar 2015
Previous committee memberships
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services RegulationsJun 2022 – Oct 2022
Liaison Committee (Commons)May 2020 – Oct 2022
Treasury CommitteeJan 2020 – Oct 2022
Liaison Committee (Commons)Oct 2019 – Nov 2019
Treasury CommitteeOct 2019 – Nov 2019
Public Accounts CommissionMay 2019 – Jul 2019
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityMay 2019 – Nov 2019
House of Commons CommissionMay 2019 – Nov 2019
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
Selected recent reporting
Stride replaced by Andrew Griffith as shadow chancellor
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch removed Mel Stride from the shadow chancellor role in a reshuffle and appointed Andrew Griffith as his successor.
Read original source →Stride responds after removal as shadow chancellor
Following Kemi Badenoch's decision to replace him with Andrew Griffith, Stride said the Conservatives should pursue a programme that was both radical and deliverable while championing business and a smaller state.
Read original source →Stride criticises Burnham's economic plans in radio interview
Speaking to LBC while still shadow chancellor, Stride accused Andy Burnham of failing to set out a clear economic programme and said Conservatives were open to working with ministers on reducing welfare spending.
Read original source →Stride argues political uncertainty has raised government borrowing costs
While shadow chancellor, Mel Stride claimed speculation over Labour's leadership and Andy Burnham's prospective return to Westminster had increased gilt yields and could impose billions of pounds in additional debt-servicing costs. The figure was a Conservative estimate.
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MP in focus
Central Devon
Sir Mel Stride is listed by Parliament as a Conservative MP for Central Devon, with the current Commons membership beginning 6 May 2010.
Parliamentary record →Central Devon
The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 61 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 60 DAYS
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Contact and official sources
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