Liberal Democrats have announced a new Shadow Cabinet. The party
which gained seats in the election now have 12 MPs in the
House of Commons. The team in the House of Commons are: Leader –
Tim Farron MP Exiting the European Union; International Trade;
First Secretary of State – Tom Brake MP Chancellor – Vince Cable MP
Foreign Secretary – Jo Swinson MP Home Secretary – Ed Davey MP
Health Secretary – Norman Lamb MP Education Secretary; Young People
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Liberal Democrats have announced a new Shadow Cabinet. The
party which gained seats in the election now have 12 MPs
in the House of Commons.
The team in the House of Commons are:
Leader – MP
Exiting the European Union; International Trade; First
Secretary of State – MP
Chancellor – MP
Foreign Secretary – MP
Home Secretary – MP
Health Secretary –
Education Secretary; Young People – MP
Communities and Local Government; Refugees – MP
Culture, Media and Sport – MP
Work and Pensions – MP
Scotland – MP
Chief Whip; Northern Ireland – MP
Liberal Democrat Leader said:
"I am delighted to announce our new shadow cabinet team,
which brings together a wealth of experience. The party has people
with a range of skills from within government, business
and the charity sector.
"Together we will provide the strong opposition Britain needs
to stand up to this Conservative government."
ENDS
Notes to Editors
The full list of Liberal Democrat spokespeople is a
follows:
Leader – MP
President – Baroness
Deputy Leader – TBC
Exiting the European Union; International Trade; First
Secretary of State – MP
Chancellor – MP
Foreign Secretary – MP
Home Secretary – MP
Health Secretary –
Education Secretary; Young People – MP
Communities and Local Government; Refugees – MP
Culture, Media and Sport – MP
Work and Pensions – MP
Scotland – MP
Chief Whip; Northern Ireland – MP
Exiting the European Union (Lords) – Baroness Sarah
Ludford
Energy and Climate Change – Baroness
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Baroness Kate
Parminter
Business and Industrial Strategy – Lord Chris Fox
Defence – Baroness Judith Jolly
Transport – Baroness
International Development – Baroness
Equalities – Baroness
Justice – Jonathan Marks
Wales – Baroness
Europe/ALDE Liaison – Catherine Bearder MEP
London – AM
Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats – AM
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats –
MSP
Leader in the House of Lords – Lord Dick Newby
Chief Whip in the House of Lords – Lord Ben Stoneham
