Official Opposition frontbench
The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is currently the Labour Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Keir Starmer.[1]
The latest Labour frontbench was announced on 9 April 2020.[2]
Key
| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Shadow Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Office
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
Keir Starmer | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (does not sit on frontbench) | Carolyn Harris | ||
| Shadow First Secretary of State Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Chair of the Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Cabinet Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Rachel Reeves | |
| Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Young People | Cat Smith | |
| Shadow Minister for Brexit and EU Negotiations | Paul Blomfield (joint with International Trade) | |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Helen Hayes | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | |
| Shadow Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs | Baroness Smith of Basildon | |
Foreign relations
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Lisa Nandy[3] | |
| Shadow Minister for Europe and Americas | Catherine West | |
| Shadow Minister for Africa | Stephen Doughty (joint with International Development) | |
| Shadow Minister for Middle East and North Africa | Wayne David | |
| Shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific | Stephen Kinnock | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Collins of Highbury (also with DFID, also a whip) | |
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | John Healey | ||
| Shadow Minister for Armed Forces | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Shadow Minister for Procurement | Khalid Mahmood | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | Sharon Hodgson | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Tunnicliffe (also deputy chief whip (Lords)) | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Lord Touhig | ||
| International Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Preet Gill | |
| Shadow Ministers | Stephen Doughty (joint with Foreign Office) | |
| Anna McMorrin | ||
| Yasmin Qureshi | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Collins of Highbury (also with Foreign Office and Women and Equalities, also a whip) | |
| Department for International Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Emily Thornberry | ||
| Shadow Ministers | Bill Esterson | ||
| Paul Blomfield (joint with Cabinet Office) | |||
| Gareth Thomas | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (also a whip) | ||
Home affairs
| Home Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | Nick Thomas-Symonds | |
| Shadow Minister for Policing and the Fire Service | Sarah Jones | |
| Shadow Immigration Minister | Holly Lynch | |
| Shadow Minister for Crime reduction and Courts | Bambos Charalambous | |
| Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding | Jess Phillips | |
| Shadow Security Minister | Conor McGinn | |
| Shadow Spokespersons | The Lord Rosser (also with Transport) | |
| The Lord Kennedy of Southwark (also communities and local government, housing and whip) | ||
| Ministry of Justice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
David Lammy | |||
| Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation | Lyn Brown | |||
| Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice | Peter Kyle | |||
| Shadow Minister for Legal Aid | Karl Turner | |||
| Shadow Minister for Courts and Sentencing | Alex Cunningham | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson | Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | |||
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | ||
| Shadow Solicitor General | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC | ||
Economy
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Ed Miliband | ||
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections | Andy McDonald | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment Rights | Imran Hussain | ||
| Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy | Alan Whitehead | ||
| Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Digital | Chi Onwurah (joint with DCMS) | ||
| Shadow Minister for Climate Change | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers | Lucy Powell | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | Baron Bassam of Brighton | ||
| The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | |||
| The Lord Grantchester | |||
Social services
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Kate Green | ||
| Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships & life-long learning | Toby Perkins | ||
| Shadow Minister for FE & Universities | Emma Hardy | ||
| Shadow Minister for Schools | Margaret Greenwood | ||
| Shadow Minister for Children & Early Years | Tulip Siddiq | ||
| Shadow Spokespersons | The Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Education) | ||
| Lord Bassam of Brighton (Further and Higher Education, also with business, energy and industrial strategy) | |||
| Health and Social Care | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Jon Ashworth | |
| Shadow Minister for Mental Health | Rosena Allin-Khan | |
| Shadow Minister for Social Care | Liz Kendall | |
| Shadow Minister for Secondary Care, Workforce and Patient Health | Justin Madders | |
| Shadow Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety | Alex Norris | |
| Shadow Spokespersons | The Baroness Thornton | |
| The Baroness Wheeler (also deputy chief whip) | ||
| Work and Pensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Jonathan Reynolds | |
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | Jack Dromey | |
| Shadow Minister for Child Poverty Strategy | TBA | |
| Shadow Minister for Disability | Vicky Foxcroft | |
| Shadow Minister for Employment | Seema Malhotra | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Baroness Sherlock | |
Environment
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Luke Pollard | |
| Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries | Daniel Zeichner | |
| Shadow Minister for Flooding | Stephanie Peacock | |
| Shadow Minister for Natural Environment & Air Quality | Lloyd Russell-Moyle | |
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | |
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Grantchester (also with business, energy and industrial strategy) | |
Communities and Local Government
| Communities and Local Government | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Steve Reed | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | Thangam Debbonaire | |
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning | Mike Amesbury | |
| Shadow Minister for Faiths | Janet Daby | |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government | Kate Hollern | |
| Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion | Naz Shah | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |
Northern Ireland
| Northern Ireland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |||
| Louise Haigh | |||
| Shadow Minister | Karin Smyth | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Baroness Smith of Basildon (also Shadow Leader of the House of Lords) | ||
Scotland
| Scotland Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Ian Murray | |
| Shadow Minister | Chris Elmore (joint with Whips Office) | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | |
Wales
| Wales Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Nia Griffith | |
| Shadow Minister | Gerald Jones | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (also a whip) | |
Culture
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Jo Stevens | |
| Shadow Minister for Cultural Industries | Tracy Brabin | |
| Shadow Minister for Voluntary Sector & Charities | Rachael Maskell | |
| Shadow Minister for Tourism and Heritage | Alex Sobel | |
| Shadow Minister for Digital | Chi Onwurah (joint with BEIS) | |
| Shadow Minister for Sport | Alison McGovern | |
| Shadow Minister for Media | Chris Matheson | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (also shadow deputy leader and spokesperson for constitutional affairs, business, energy and industrial strategy and women and equalities) | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (also spokesperson for Wales and a whip) | |
Women and Equalities
| Equalities Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Marsha De Cordova | |
| Shadow Minister | Gill Furniss | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | Ray Collins, Lord Collins of Highbury | |
Transport
| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Jim McMahon | |
| Shadow Minister for Green Transport and Aviation | Kerry McCarthy | |
| Shadow Minister for Railways | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | |
| Shadow Minister for Buses | Matt Rodda | |
| Shadow Minister for Regional Transport | Mike Kane | |
| Shadow Spokesperson | The Lord Rosser (also with Home Office) | |
Parliament
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Valerie Vaz | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the Commons | Afzal Khan | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Baroness Smith of Basildon (joint with constitutional affairs and Northern Ireland) | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | Dianne Hayter, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (joint with constitutional affairs and business, energy and industrial strategy, appointed spokesperson for digital, culture, media and sport and women and equalities) | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip | Nick Brown | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip | Sir Alan Campbell | ||
| Opposition Pairing Whip | Mark Tami | ||
| Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household | Jessica Morden | ||
| Shadow Lord Commissioner of HM Household | Chris Elmore (joint with Scotland Office) | ||
| Colleen Fletcher | |||
| Jeff Smith | |||
| Liz Twist | |||
| Opposition Whip | Bambos Charalambous (joint with Home Office) | ||
| Florence Eshalomi | |||
| Mary Glindon | |||
| James Murray | |||
| Marie Rimmer | |||
| Matt Western | |||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords | The Lord McAvoy | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords | The Lord Tunnicliffe | ||
| Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Opposition Senior Whips in the Lords | The Baroness Sherlock | ||
| Opposition Whips in the Lords | Chris Lennie, Lord Lennie | ||
| Ray Collins, Lord Collins of Highbury | |||
| Wilf Stevenson, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | |||
| Roy Kennedy, Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
Iain McNicol, Lord McNicol of West Kilbride, former General Secretary of the Labour Party, was originally appointed as an Opposition Whip in the Lords, but stood down pending the results of the independent investigation commissioned by Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner due to allegations that in various WhatsApp message group transcripts set out in a leaked report from the Labour Party that he was engaged in conduct seeking to undermine the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader .[4][5]
Parliamentary private secretaries
Parliamentary Private Secretaries are attached to Shadow Secretaries of State to assist them with secretarial work.[6] These are usually MPs with less experience, with the most recently appointed PPSs overwhelmingly first elected in the 2019 general election.[7]
| Parliamentary Private Secretaries | |
|---|---|
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | Fleur Anderson |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Tonia Antoniazzi |
| PPS to Shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Olivia Blake |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| PPS to Shadow Housing Secretary | Feryal Clark |
| PPS to Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary | |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Alex Davies-Jones |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Chris Evans |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections | Mary Foy |
| PPS to the Leader of the Opposition | Carolyn Harris |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Rachel Hopkins |
| PPS to Shadow First Secretary of State | Kim Johnson |
| Navendu Mishra | |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Ruth Jones |
| PPS to Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary | |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Charlotte Nichols |
| PPS to Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Abena Oppong-Asare |
| PPS to the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| PPS to Shadow Home Secretary | Taiwo Owatemi |
| PPS to Shadow Foreign Secretary | Sarah Owen |
| PPS to Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary | Sam Tarry |
| PPS to Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Nadia Whittome |
| PPS to Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Beth Winter |
See also
References
- Rodgers, Sienna (9 April 2020). "Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench". LabourList. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench". labour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "People of Labour (Shadow Cabinet)". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- "Labour's Iain McNicol steps down from Lords role after report leak". the Guardian. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Former Labour general secretary Iain McNicol quits frontbench in the Lords over leaked anti-semitism report". Politics Home. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Parliamentary private secretaries". instituteforgovernment.org.uk. institute for government. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
What is a parliamentary private secretary?
- Chappell, Elliot (14 May 2020). "Full list: Labour's New Parliamentary Private Secretaries". Labour List. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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