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The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (usually known simply as the Shadow Cabinet) is, in British parliamentary practice, senior members of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who scrutinise their corresponding Government ministers, develop alternative policies, and hold the Government to account for its actions and responses. Since May 2010, the Labour Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and its leadership therefore forms the current Shadow Cabinet.


Not all Opposition frontbenchers are members of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior Opposition Members (usually around twenty).


The Leader of the Opposition, the Opposition Chief Whip and Opposition Deputy Chief Whip are the only Members of the Official Opposition to draw remuneration for their Opposition roles in addition to their salaries as Members of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition and the Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords also receive a salary.




Contents






  • 1 Members


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Members


Main article: Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn

A Shadow Cabinet was announced by the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, following a small reshuffle in January 2016. Following the 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union, a large number of Shadow Cabinet ministers resigned. In the early hours of Sunday 26 June, Corbyn sacked Hilary Benn (the shadow foreign secretary) for apparently leading a coup against him. This was quickly followed by a string of Labour MPs resigning their Shadow Cabinet positions.[1] By mid-afternoon on 27 June 2016, 23 of the Labour Party's 31 Shadow Cabinet members had resigned, as did seven parliamentary private secretaries. Corbyn soon filled some of the vacancies and endeavoured to fill the others.[2]





























































































































































































Portfolio
 Shadow Minister
 Term

Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Labour Party
The Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP
 2015–present

Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Tom Watson MP
 2015–present

Shadow First Secretary of State
The Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP
 2017–present

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon John McDonnell MP
 2015–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Nia Griffith MP
 2016–present

Shadow Lord Chancellor
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
The Rt Hon Richard Burgon MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The Rt Hon Keir Starmer KCB QC MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
Barry Gardiner MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Jon Ashworth MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Angela Rayner MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Margaret Greenwood MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Andy McDonald MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Co-National Campaign Coordinator (Serving with Ian Lavery)
Andrew Gwynne MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
The Rt Hon John Healey MP
 2016–present

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Valerie Vaz MP
 2016–present

Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Rt Hon Angela Smith
 2015–present

Shadow Lord President of the Council
Jon Trickett MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Lesley Laird MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Christina Rees MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Tony Lloyd MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sue Hayman MP
 2017–present

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Kate Osamor MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Tom Watson MP
 2016–present

Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Dawn Butler MP
 2017–present

Also attending Shadow Cabinet meetings

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Peter Dowd MP
 2017–present

Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Jon Trickett MP
 2017–present

Shadow Attorney General
Shami Chakrabarti CBE
 2016–present

Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
 2016–present

Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
The Rt Hon Steve Bassam
 2015–present

Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care
Barbara Keeley MP
 2016–present

Shadow Minister of State for Women and Equalities
Naz Shah MP
 2018–present
Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs
Cat Smith MP
 2016–present
Co-National Campaign Coordinator (Serving with Andrew Gwynne)
Ian Lavery MP
 2017-present

See also



  • Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)

  • List of British shadow cabinets

  • Official Opposition frontbench

  • List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State

  • Cabinet of the United Kingdom

  • British Government frontbench

  • Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election, 2010

  • Liberal Democrat frontbench team


References





  1. ^ Asthana A; Syal, R. (June 26, 2016). "Labour in crisis: Tom Watson criticises Hilary Benn sacking". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Jeremy Corbyn's new-look shadow cabinet". The Telegraph. London, UK. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.



External links



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