Keir Starmer has today appointed his new frontbench team.
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, said:
“This is a new team that will take the Labour Party forward in a new era. Under my leadership, the Labour Party will be utterly focused on working in the national interest, rebuilding people’s trust in our party and winning the next election.”
Keir Starmer has appointed Angela Rayner as Shadow First Secretary of State. She will also deputise for him at Prime Minister’s Questions and in other key functions.
Leader: Keir Starmer
PPS: Carolyn Harris
Deputy Leader, National Campaign Co-ordinator, Party Chair and Shadow First Secretary of State: Angela Rayner
Treasury
Shadow Chancellor: Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Chief Secretary: Bridget Phillipson
Ministers:
Dan Carden (Financial Secretary)
Pat McFadden (Economic Secretary)
Wes Streeting (Exchequer Secretary)
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Shadow Foreign Secretary: Lisa Nandy
Ministers:
Wayne David (Middle East and North Africa)
Stephen Doughty (Africa – joint with DFID)
Stephen Kinnock (Asia and Pacific)
Catherine West (Europe & Americas)
Home Office
Shadow Home Secretary: Nick Thomas-Symonds
Ministers:
Bambos Charalambous (Crime reduction and courts)
Sarah Jones (Policing and the Fire Service)
Holly Lynch (Immigration)
Conor McGinn (Security)
Jess Phillips (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding)
Cabinet Office
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Rachel Reeves
Young People and Voter Engagement: Cat Smith
Ministers:
Paul Blomfield (Brexit and EU negotiations, joint with Int Trade)
Helen Hayes (Cabinet Office)
Ministry of Justice
Shadow Justice Secretary: David Lammy
Ministers:
Lyn Brown (Prisons and Probation)
Alex Cunningham (Courts and sentencing)
Peter Kyle (Victims and Youth Justice)
Karl Turner (Legal Aid)
Ministry of Defence
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: John Healey
Ministers:
Sharon Hodgson (Veterans)
Stephen Morgan (Armed Forces)
Khalid Mahmood (Procurement)
Health and Social Care
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care: Jonathan Ashworth
Mental Health: Rosena Allin-Khan
Ministers:
Liz Kendall (Social Care)
Justin Madders (Public Health and prevention)
Alex Norris (Public Health and patient safety)
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Shadow Secretary of State for BEIS: Ed Miliband
Ministers:
Chi Onwurah (Science, Research & Digital – joint with DCMS)
Matthew Pennycook (Climate change)
Lucy Powell (Business and Consumers)
Alan Whitehead (Green New Deal and Energy)
Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions: Jonathan Reynolds
Ministers:
Jack Dromey (Pensions)
Vicky Foxcroft (Disability)
Kate Green (Child Poverty Strategy)
Seema Malhotra (Employment)
International Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade: Emily Thornberry
Ministers:
Paul Blomfield (Joint with CDL)
Bill Esterson
Gareth Thomas
Education
Shadow Education Secretary: Rebecca Long Bailey
Ministers:
Margaret Greenwood (Schools)
Emma Hardy (FE & Universities)
Toby Perkins (Apprenticeships & life-long learning)
Tulip Siddiq (Children & Early Years)
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Shadow Secretary of State for DCMS: Jo Stevens
Ministers:
Tracy Brabin (Cultural Industries)
Rachel Maskell (Voluntary Sector & Charities)
Chris Matheson (Media)
Alison McGovern (Sport)
Chi Onwurah (Digital, joint with BEIS)
Alex Sobel (Tourism & Heritage)
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Shadow DEFRA Secretary: Luke Pollard
Ministers:
Steph Peacock (Flooding)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Natural Environment & Air Quality)
Daniel Zeichner (Food, Farming and Fisheries)
Communities and Local Government (CLG)
Shadow CLG Secretary: Steve Reed
Shadow Housing Secretary: Thangam Debbonaire
Ministers:
Mike Amesbury (Housing and Planning)
Janet Daby (Faiths)
Kate Hollern (Local Government)
Naz Shah (Community Cohesion)
Transport
Shadow Transport Secretary: Jim McMahon
Ministers:
Tan Dhesi (Railways)
Mike Kane (Regional Transport)
Kerry McCarthy (Green transport and aviation)
Matt Rodda (Buses)
International Development (DfID)
Shadow DfID Secretary: Preet Gill
Ministers:
Stephen Doughty (Joint with FCO)
Anna McMorrin
Yasmin Qureshi
Northern Ireland
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary (interim): Louise Haigh
Ministers: Karin Smyth
Wales
Shadow Wales Secretary: Nia Griffith
Ministers: Gerald Jones
Scotland
Shadow Scotland Secretary: Ian Murray
Ministers: Chris Elmore (joint with whips office)
Women & Equalities
Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary: Marsha de Cordova
Ministers: Gill Furness
Employment Rights and Protections
Shadow Employment Rights and Protections Secretary: Andy McDonald
Ministers: Imran Hussain
Leader of the House of Commons
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons: Valerie Vaz
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons: Afzal Khan
House of Lords:
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords: Baroness Smith
Lords’ Opposition Chief Whip: Lord McAvoy
Attorney General: Lord Falconer
Solicitor General: Ellie Reeves
Whips Office
Chief Whip: Nick Brown
Deputy Chief Whip: Alan Campbell
Pairing Whip: Mark Tami
Senior Whip: Jessica Morden