Kemi Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet; Welsh parliament member defects to Reform – UK politics live

<p>James Cleverly, former home and foreign secretary, set for ‘prominent’ role; Laura Anne Jones becomes first Reform representative in Wales</p><p><strong>An attempt by three former MPs to force the UK government to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote and other recent elections has failed at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/european-court-of-human-rights">European court of human rights</a>.</strong></p><p>The Strasbourg court <a href="https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-244218%22]}">ruled on Tuesday</a> that countries had a “wide margin” in determining how to tackle attempts at electoral interference, and ruled against a case brought by Ben Bradshaw, Caroline Lucas and Alyn Smith.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/22/kemi-badenoch-reshuffle-shadow-cabinet-james-cleverly-tory-david-lammy-keir-starmer-latest-live-politics-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>