Full Shadow Cabinet announced

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, has today appointed his new Shadow Cabinet. He said:

“I’m proud to have appointed a Shadow Cabinet that showcases the breadth, depth and talents of the Labour Party.

“This is a new team that will be relentlessly focused on acting in the national interest to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and rebuilding Labour so that it can win the next election.”

The positions in the Shadow Cabinet are:

• Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition
• Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader and Chair of the Labour Party
• Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Lisa Nandy, Shadow Foreign Secretary
• Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Home Secretary
• Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• David Lammy, Shadow Justice Secretary
• John Healey, Shadow Defence Secretary
• Ed Miliband, Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Secretary
• Emily Thornberry, Shadow International Trade Secretary
• Jonathan Reynolds, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
• Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Education Secretary
• Jo Stevens, Shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Bridget Philipson, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
• Luke Pollard, Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary
• Steve Reed, Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary
• Thangam Debbonaire, Shadow Housing Secretary
• Jim McMahon, Shadow Transport Secretary
• Preet Kaur Gill, Shadow International Development Secretary
• Louise Haigh, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary (interim)
• Ian Murray, Shadow Scotland Secretary
• Nia Griffith, Shadow Wales Secretary
• Marsha de Cordova, Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary
• Andy McDonald, Shadow Employment Rights and Protections Secretary
• Rosena Allin-Khan, Shadow Minister for Mental Health
• Cat Smith, Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement
• Lord Falconer, Shadow Attorney General
• Valerie Vaz, Shadow Leader of the House
• Nick Brown, Opposition Chief Whip
• Baroness Smith, Shadow Leader of the Lords
• Lord McAvoy, Lords’ Opposition Chief Whip

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Notes to Editors

This is a gender-balanced Shadow Cabinet, with 17 women and 15 men. It has seven BAME members.

Tony Lloyd, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, has been hospitalised in Manchester Royal Infirmary with the coronavirus. During this period, Louise Haigh has been appointed interim Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.

The following people have left the Shadow Cabinet:

Tracy Brabin
Richard Burgon
Dawn Butler
Dan Carden
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
Peter Dowd
Barry Gardiner
Margaret Greenwood
Andrew Gwynne
Barbara Keeley
Ian Lavery
Rachael Maskell
Christina Rees
Jon Trickett

Further appointments to the shadow frontbench will be made over the coming days.