Shadow Cabinet
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Shadow Cabinet
Keir Starmer
Party Leader
Angela Rayner
Deputy Leader, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rachel Reeves
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Bridget Phillipson
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Yvette Cooper
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
Wes Streeting
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Ed Miliband
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
David Lammy
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Pat McFadden
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and National Campaign Coordinator
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Jonathan Ashworth
Shadow Paymaster General (Cabinet Office)
Shabana Mahmood
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Liz Kendall
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
John Healey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Louise Haigh
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Thangam Debbonaire
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Anneliese Dodds
Party Chair, Chair of Labour Policy Review and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Steve Reed
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Peter Kyle
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Hilary Benn
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Ian Murray
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Jo Stevens
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Emily Thornberry
Shadow Attorney General
Lisa Nandy
Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development
Darren Jones
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Ellie Reeves
Deputy National Campaign Coordinator
Lucy Powell
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Alan Campbell
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Baroness (Angela) Smith
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Lord (Roy) Kennedy
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Labour’s Full Frontbench
| Keir Starmer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Angela Rayner | Deputy Leader, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
| Anneliese Dodds | Party Chair, Chair of Labour Policy Review and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities |
| Jessica Morden | Leader of the Opposition’s Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Florence Eshalomi | Deputy Leader’s Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Chris Elmore | Parliamentary Lead for the Labour Party Chair |
Business and Trade
| Jonathan Reynolds | Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade |
| Sarah Jones | Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation (joint with Energy Security and Net Zero) |
| Justin Madders | Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up (joint with DLUCH) |
| Gareth Thomas | Shadow Minister for Trade |
| Rushanara Ali | Shadow Minister for Investment and Small Business |
| Tan Dhesi | Shadow Minister for Exports |
| Lord (Iain) McNicol of West Kilbride | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Sonny) Leong | Shadow Spokesperson |
Energy Security and Net Zero
| Ed Miliband | Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Alan Whitehead | Shadow Minister for Energy Security |
| Sarah Jones | Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation (joint with Business and Trade) |
| Kerry McCarthy | Shadow Minister for Climate Change |
| Jeff Smith | Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers |
| Lord (Chris) Lennie | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Baroness (Judith) Blake | Shadow Spokesperson |
Cabinet Office
| Pat McFadden | Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | Shadow Minister without Portfolio |
| Jonathan Ashworth | Shadow Paymaster General |
| Anneliese Dodds | Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Party Chair and Chair of the National Policy Forum |
| Nia Griffith | Shadow Minister in the Cabinet Office |
| Baroness (Jenny) Chapman | Shadow Spokesperson |
Culture, Media and Sport
| Thangam Debbonaire | Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Stephanie Peacock | Shadow Minister for Sport, Gambling and Media |
| Lilian Greenwood | Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage and Civil Society |
| Chris Bryant | Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital (joint with Science, Innovation and Technology) |
| Barbara Keeley | Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism |
| Baroness (Glenys) Thornton | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Steve) Bassam | Shadow Spokesperson |
Education
| Bridget Phillipson | Shadow Secretary of State for Education |
| Catherine McKinnell | Shadow Minister for Schools |
| Matthew Western | Shadow Minister for Higher Education |
| Seema Malhotra | Shadow Minister for Skills |
| Helen Hayes | Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years |
| Baroness (Debbie) Wilcox | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Baroness (Fiona) Twycross | Shadow Spokesperson |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| Steve Reed | Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Daniel Zeichner | Shadow Minister for Farming, Food and Fisheries |
| Ruth Jones | Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection and Animal Welfare |
| Toby Perkins | Shadow Minister for Nature and Rural Affairs |
| Emma Hardy | Shadow Minister for Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities |
| Baroness (Sue) Hayman of Ullock | Shadow Spokesperson |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
| David Lammy | Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs |
| Lisa Nandy | Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development |
| Stephen Doughty | Shadow Minister for Europe and the North America |
| Catherine West | Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific |
| Lyn Brown | Shadow Minister for Africa |
| Anna McMorrin | Shadow Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Wayne David | Shadow for the Middle East and North Africa |
| Lord (Ray) Collins | Shadow Spokesperson |
Health and Social Care
| Wes Streeting | Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
| Abena Oppong-Asare | Shadow Minister for Women’s Health and Mental Health |
| Andrew Gwynne | Shadow Minister for Social Care |
| Feryal Clark | Shadow Minister for Health |
| Preet Gill | Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health |
| Karin Smyth | Shadow Minister for Health |
| Baroness (Margaret) Wheeler | Shadow Spokesperson (Social Care) |
| Baroness (Gillian) Merron | Shadow Spokesperson |
Home Office
| Yvette Cooper | Shadow Home Secretary |
| Alex Norris | Shadow Minister for Policing |
| Dan Jarvis | Shadow Minister for Security |
| Stephen Kinnock | Shadow Minister for Immigration |
| Alex Davies-Jones | Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding |
| Feryal Clark | Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction |
| Lord (Vernon) Coaker | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Fred) Ponsonby | Shadow Spokesperson |
Law Officers
| Emily Thornberry | Shadow Attorney General |
| Karl Turner | Shadow Solicitor General |
Leader of the House of Commons
| Lucy Powell | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
| Nick Smith | Shadow Deputy Leader of the House |
Leader of the House of Lords
| Baroness (Angela) Smith | Shadow Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord (Ray) Collins | Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords |
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
| Angela Rayner | Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
| Matthew Pennycook | Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning |
| Florence Eshalomi | Shadow Minister for Democracy |
| Justin Madders | Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up (joint with Business and Trade) |
| Mike Amesbury | Shadow Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness |
| Jim McMahon | Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government |
| Liz Twist | Shadow Minister for Local Services and Communities |
| Baroness (Maeve) Sherlock | Shadow Minister for Faith |
| Baroness (Sharon) Taylor | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Wajid) Khan | Shadow Spokesperson |
Ministry of Defence
| John Healey | Shadow Secretary of State for Defence |
| Luke Pollard | Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces |
| Maria Eagle | Shadow Minister for Procurement |
| Steve McCabe | Shadow Minister for Veterans |
| Lord (Vernon) Coaker | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Denis) Tunnicliffe | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Baroness (Ruth) Anderson | Shadow Spokesperson |
Ministry of Justice
| Shabana Mahmood | Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
| Alex Cunningham | Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Services |
| Janet Daby | Shadow Minister forYouth Justice |
| Kevin Brennan | Shadow Minister for Victims and Sentencing |
| Ruth Cadbury | Shadow Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation |
| Lord (Fred) Ponsonby | Shadow Spokesperson |
National Campaign Coordinator
| Pat McFadden | National Campaign Coordinator |
| Ellie Reeves | Deputy National Campaign Coordinator |
Northern Ireland
| Hilary Benn | Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Fleur Anderson | Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland |
| Baroness (Angela) Smith of Basildon | Shadow Spokesperson |
Science, Innovation and Technology
| Peter Kyle | Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Chi Onwurah | Shadow Minister for Science, Research & Innovation |
| Chris Bryant | Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital |
| Alex Davies-Jones | Shadow Minister for Tech and Digital Economy |
| Matt Rodda | Shadow Minister for AI and Intellectual Property |
| Chris Evans | Shadow Minister for Tech and Digital Economy |
| Lord (Steve) Bassam of Brighton | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Wilf) Stevenson of Balmacara | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Baroness (Maggie) Jones of Whitchurch | Shadow Spokesperson |
Scotland
| Ian Murray | Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland |
| Gerald Jones | Shadow Minister for Scotland (joint with Whips Office) |
| Michael Shanks | Shadow Minister for Scotland |
| Lord (Iain) McNicol of West Kilbride | Shadow Spokesperson |
Transport
| Louise Haigh | Shadow Secretary of State for Transport |
| Mike Kane | Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime |
| Stephen Morgan | Shadow Minister for Rail |
| Bill Esterson | Shadow Minister for Roads |
| Simon Lightwood | Shadow Minister for Local Transport (including buses, taxis and light rail) |
| Lord (Roger) Liddle | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Denis) Tunnicliffe | Shadow Spokesperson |
Treasury
| Rachel Reeves | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Darren Jones | Shadow Chief Secretary |
| Tulip Siddiq | Shadow Economic Secretary (City Minister) |
| James Murray | Shadow Financial Secretary |
| Lord (Spencer) Livermore | Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury |
Wales
| Jo Stevens | Shadow Secretary of State for Wales |
| Jessica Morden | Shadow Minister for Wales (also PPS to the Leader of the Labour Party) |
| Baroness (Debbie) Wilcox | Shadow Spokesperson |
Women and Equalities
| Anneliese Dodds | Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Party Chair and Chair of the National Policy Forum |
| Ashley Dalton | Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities |
| Baroness (Glenys) Thornton | Shadow Spokesperson |
| Lord (Ray) Collins of Highbury | Shadow Spokesperson |
Work and Pensions
| Liz Kendall | Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| Alison McGovern | Shadow Minister for Employment |
| Vicky Foxcroft | Shadow Minister for Disabled People |
| Chris Evans | Shadow Minister for Social Security |
| Gill Furniss | Shadow Minister for Pensions |
| Baroness (Maeve) Sherlock | Shadow Spokesperson |
Whips – House of Commons
| Alan Campbell | Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons |
| Holly Lynch | Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Legislation) |
| Mark Tami | Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Accommodation and Pairing) |
| Chris Elmore | Senior Opposition Whip (joint with Deputy Party Chair) |
| Jeff Smith | Senio Legislation Whip |
| Colleen Fletcher | Opposition Whip |
| Sam Dixon | Opposition Whip |
| Mary Glindon | Opposition Whip |
| Tonia Antoniazzi | Opposition Whip |
| Gerald Jones | Opposition Whip (joint with Scotland) |
| Kim Leadbeater | Opposition Whip |
| Christian Wakeford | Opposition Whip |
| Taiwo Owatemi | Opposition Whip |
| Andrew Western | Opposition Whip |
Whips – House of Lords
| Lord (Roy) Kennedy | Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords |
| Baroness (Margaret) Wheeler | Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords |
| Baroness (Judith) Blake | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Ruth) Anderson | Opposition Whip |
| Lord (Vernon) Coaker | Opposition Whip |
| Lord (Ray) Collins | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Sue) Hayman | Opposition Whip |
| Lord (Wajid) Khan | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Gillian) Merron | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Debbie) Wilcox | Opposition Whip |
| Lord (Sonny) Leong | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Sharon) Taylor | Opposition Whip |
| Baroness (Fiona) Twycross | Opposition Whip |