Shay Stone

Shay Stone is a British Conservative Party politician, currently serving as Shadow Foreign Secretary since July 2021, and Member of Parliament for Harrow East since June 2021. Stone also served as Shadow Trade and Business Secretary between May and July 2021, he also held the position of Member of Parliament for Chatham and Aylesford, entering Parliament in May 2021 and holding that seat for just under a month.

As Shadow Trade and Business Secretary, Stone was responsible for the passing of the Enterprise Allowance Scheme Act 2021, and the Business Education Act 2021. Both of which were passed in June 2021.

After the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, Stone passed the Protection of Britons (Afghanistan) Act 2021 which provided further protections to British nationals in Afghanistan.

Following the National Democratic Coalition's election victory on 3rd October 2021, Stone was appointed as Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Liam Allen. On 4th October 2021, the Foreign Office published a White Paper announcing Britain re-joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, alongside a summit with Russia in London on 7th October 2021.

According to his profile, Stone identifies as a Thatcherite thus placing him on the right-wing of the Conservative Party.