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Shadow cabinet reshuffle: the full list

Who is in and who is out in the new Labour cabinet?

After a series of leaks and rumours this morning, Labour has released the full list of the new shadow cabinet.

Ed Miliband has moved former ministers with government experience into the appropriate roles. Former schools minister Stephen Twigg is replacing Andy Burnham as shadow education secretary, while Burnham, the former health secretary, will head back to health.

As we found out yesterday, however, two former government ministers will be lost from frontbench service. John Denham, formerly shadow business secretary, and John Healey, who was shadow health secretary, both announced that they will stand down, saying they were leaving of their own accord. Denham, who will become Miliband's parliamentary private secretary, also announced he will not stand in the next election.

Several members of Labour's new intake were given promotions. And, not to blow our own trumpet, but several of these featured on the New Statesman's 20 under 40 list of rising stars in parliament.

These are Chuka Umunna, who is taking over from Healey as shadow minister for business, innovation and skills; Rachel Reeves, who will counter Danny Alexander as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury; and Michael Dugher, who will attend shadow cabinet as the shadow minister without portfolio.

Some new MPs missed out -- Stella Creasy and Gloria de Piero were both tipped for roles, but have not made it onto the final list.

Here is the full list:

Leader of the Labour Party
Ed Miliband MP

Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, Party Chair and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Harriet Harman MP

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ed Balls MP

Shadow Foreign Secretary
Douglas Alexander MP

Shadow Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities
Yvette Cooper MP

Shadow Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Sadiq Khan MP

Shadow Chief Whip
Rosie Winterton MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Andy Burnham MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Stephen Twigg MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Chuka Umunna MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Jim Murphy MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Hilary Benn MP

Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Angela Eagle MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Caroline Flint MP

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Rachel Reeves MP

Shadow Minister for London and the Olympics
Tessa Jowell MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Maria Eagle MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Policy Review Co-ordinator
Liam Byrne MP

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Ivan Lewis MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mary Creagh MP

Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Jon Trickett MP

Labour Party Deputy Chair and Campaign Coordinator
Tom Watson MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Vernon Coaker MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Margaret Curran MP

Shadow Secretary of State for Wales and Chair of the National Policy Forum
Peter Hain MP

Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Lords Chief Whip
Lord Bassam of Brighton

Also attending Shadow Cabinet:

Shadow Minister for Care and Older People
Liz Kendall MP

Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Michael Dugher MP

Shadow Attorney General
Emily Thornberry MP

Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Lord Stewart Wood

 

 

12 comments

swatantra's picture

I guess I'm qualfied as the next man or woman. But like Fabio, its his choice, which can only be a good move forward.
Hoping Angela and Maria don't compete on the same level as the Milliband brothers, otherwise we will get ructions in the Party.
Angela needs to develop a sense of humour if she is to be Shad Leader of the House up aganst mild mannred Sir George, and know when to take a joke made in jest.

matthew fox's picture

It only took Cameron a few months to apologise, but only after he read all the negative polling.

That is how pathetic the man is.

John P Reid's picture

Emily thornberry shadow attorney general, a Human rights solicitor ,who likes getting criminals off on technicalities, harldy labour the party of law and order,

Yinka Oyesanya's picture

"It only took Cameron a few months to apologise, but only after he read all the negative polling.

That is how pathetic the man is."

Matthew, you have got this spot on. Unfortunately, that is David Cameron's 'Big Society' wrapped up in a nut shell.

Yinka Oyesanya's picture

"Emily thornberry shadow attorney general, a Human rights solicitor ,who likes getting criminals off on technicalities, harldy labour the party of law and order,"

John, Labour are not the party of law and order. Under the last Tony Blair led New Labour Government, no one in authority was made to account for their poor handling of the law. This is where the problems from the last riots, lootings and arsons emanated from.

swatantra's picture

Half of them should not be in those posts.
But its interesting that we have two sisters in the ShadCab.

ang's picture

Good to see Andy Burnham back where he belongs.
The NHS is a big argument and Burnham has the passion to fight it's corner.
@Samira. Wasn't John Healy shadow health secretary?

Mrs,M L Bonwick-Jones's picture

Maria Eagle, No more Calm down dears!
She will keep those chaps under control.
I worry about keeping a man by the name of Byrne in work and pension is he not the one that left the now famous note.
Where is Peter Hain?
should Tom Watson not have been made Secretary of state for Media, culture and sport.
The Justice secretary should have been changed.
Glad Chuka Umunna is there.
this is the team who Ed Miliband believes will convince us to make him Prime Minister.

Yinka Oyesanya's picture

Well done Chuka Umunna. Chuka is quite bright and I have no doubt in my mind he'll do very well.

James's picture

Glad that Pickles has got a bigger hitter as his shadow

mcquade's picture

"Half of them should not be in those posts.

But its interesting that we have two sisters in the ShadCab."

And you're qualified to say who should be, are you? And as you hadn't didn't notice, both Eagle sisters were in the previous shadow Cabinet.

mcquade's picture

"Maria Eagle, No more Calm down dears!"

The comment was made to Angela Eagle. Doh!!

"Where is Peter Hain?"

In the list and the same position as he was before, if you'd bothered to read the list.

True to form, Bonwick-Jones just can't help churning out laughs of the day.

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