Of all the 26 Tory MPs elected in the new intake, none has grabbed more headlines than Katie Lam. A former special adviser, musical scriptwriter and Goldman Sachs banker, the MP for the Weald of Kent has made a series of eye-catching interventions on grooming gangs and veterans’ prosecutions. So her growing band of admirers will be delighted that her talents have been recognised with a post in the revamped Shadow Cabinet. Lam succeeds James Cleverly as Shadow Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She is one several members........

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