Badenoch picks hardcore Brexiteer Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary despite Israel gaffe

Kemi Badenoch is set to appoint Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary, despite her past dismissal as international development secretary for unauthorized meetings in Israel. Patel held meetings with Israeli officials during a private trip, leading to her sacking by Theresa May in 2017. Despite this, Patel has since made a political comeback, serving as home secretary under Boris Johnson and now set to take on a senior role in the shadow cabinet, signaling a pro-Israel stance on the Middle East crisis.

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