Charlie Dewhirst, MP for Bridlington and the Wolds, has been appointed as the new Shadow Minister for the Union by conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch.

Charlie Dewhirst MP said: “I’m thrilled and honoured to be appointed by Kemi Badenoch as Shadow Minister for the Union in His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition.

“Britain is stronger as a united community, and as a new Shadow Cabinet Office Minister and Shadow Northern Ireland Minister, I’ll be helping hold our new Prime Minister and First Secretary of State to account over how they run the ever-growing Civil Service, their promises to devolve more power to the UK’s nations and regions, and a range of national security issues.

“Our new Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has worked hard since the election to identify where previous Conservative governments went wrong, and come up with serious and specific plans to fix things.”

Charlie Dewhirst, MP for Bridlington and the Wolds, is 'thrilled and honoured' to be appointed the new Conservative Party Shadow Minister.

placeholder image — Charlie Dewhirst, MP for Bridlington and the Wolds, is 'thrilled and honoured' to be appointed the new Conservative Party Shadow Minister.

The appointment comes as Mr Dewhirst said the Conservatives had overtaken Reform in a poll for the first time in 18 months.

He added that he was ready to “get stuck into” his new role while continuing to represent constituents across East Yorkshire.

He said: “Of course, I’ll be no less visible or available to my constituents across East Yorkshire, who want to see our fair share of better local healthcare, fairer special educational needs funding and the scrapping of the cruel Family Farm and Family Business taxes – and with devolution of powers to regional mayors seemingly on the new Prime Minister’s agenda, there’ll be lots to hold to account.”