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Official Opposition frontbench

January 01, 1970

For the current formation, see Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer.
"Opposition frontbench" redirects here. For other uses, see Opposition Front Bench (Ireland).

The frontbench of His 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. The Opposition front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government front bench, and is currently the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer since April 2020.

Key edit

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

Although listed, Parliamentary Private Secretaries do not sit on the front bench.[1][2] Members of the front bench sitting on Labour's National Executive Committee are also listed.

Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office edit

Office of the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Labour Party
Shadow First Lord of the Treasury
Shadow Minister for the Civil Service 		Keir Starmer
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 		Angela Rayner
Chair of the Labour Policy Review Anneliese Dodds
National Campaign Coordinator Pat McFadden
Deputy National Campaign Coordinator Ellie Reeves
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Jessica Morden
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition Nav Mishra[a]
Parliamentary Lead for the Labour Party Chair Chris Elmore

Foreign relations edit

Law and order edit

Justice
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor 		Shabana Mahmood
Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Services Alex Cunningham
Shadow Minister for Victims and Sentencing Kevin Brennan
Shadow Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation Ruth Cadbury
Shadow Minister for Youth Justice Janet Daby
Shadow Spokesperson for Justice The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Economy edit

Business and Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow Minister for Investment and Small Business Rushanara Ali
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones
Shadow Minister for Trade Gareth Thomas
Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up Justin Madders
Shadow Minister for Exports Tan Dhesi[4]
Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Lord Leong
Lord McNicol
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords

Social services edit

Health and Social Care
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting
Shadow Minister for Health Karin Smyth
Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health Abena Oppong-Asare
Shadow Minister for Health
Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health Preet Gill
Shadow Minister for Social Care Andrew Gwynne
Shadow Spokesperson for Health and Social Care The Baroness Merron
Shadow Spokesperson for Social Care
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords 		The Baroness Wheeler

Environment edit

Energy Security and Net Zero
Shadow Secretary of State of Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband
Shadow Minister for Climate Change Kerry McCarthy
Shadow Minister for Energy Security Alan Whitehead
Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers Jeff Smith
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones
Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Stratergy The Lord Lennie
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Blake of Leeds
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed
Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection and Animal Welfare Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister for Nature Rural Affairs Toby Perkins
Shadow Minister for Flooding, Oceans and Costal Communities Emma Hardy
Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries Daniel Zeichner
Shadow Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Culture edit

Culture, Media and Sport
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Thangam Debbonaire
Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital Chris Bryant
Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism Barbara Keeley
Shadow Minister for Sport, Gambling and Media Stephanie Peacock
Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage and Civil Society Lillian Greenwood
Shadow Spokesperson for Sport The Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords 		The Baroness Thornton

Transport edit

Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh
Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime Mike Kane
Shadow Minister for Local Transport Simon Lightwood
Shadow Minister for Railways Stephen Morgan
Shadow Minister for Roads Bill Esterson
Shadow Spokesperson for Transport The Lord Liddle
The Lord Tunnicliffe

Devolved and local government edit

Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government Jim McMahon[4]
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning[d] Matthew Pennycook
Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up Justin Madders
Shadow Minister for Local Services and Communities Liz Twist[4]
Shadow Minister for Democracy Florence Eshalomi
Shadow Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness Mike Amesbury
Shadow Minister for the New Deal for Working People Vacant
Shadow Minister for Faith The Baroness Sherlock
Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government The Lord Khan of Burnley
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

Parliament edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Whips serving opposition teams are noted in brackets.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
  2. ^ Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
  3. ^ Position jointly with the shadow Foreign Affairs and International Development teams from 2020 to 2021.
  4. ^ Position in the shadow Housing team from 2020 to 2021 and shadow LUHCLG team from 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ Maer, Lucinda (4 September 2017). "Parliamentary Private Secretaries". House of Commons Library: 4.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary private secretaries". instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Institute for Government. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021. As they are not members of the government, PPSs are also barred from speaking or answering questions from the frontbench in parliament.
  3. ^ "Frontbencher quits as shadow ministers defy Starmer ahead of ceasefire vote". Yahoo News. 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Blow for Starmer as MP resigns over Labour leader's refusal to back Gaza ceasefire". The Independent. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

External links edit

  • His Majesty's Official Opposition
  • Spokespersons in the House of Lords

January 01, 1970
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for Security Dan Jarvis Shadow Spokesperson for Home Affairs The Lord Coaker The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Justice Shadow Secretary of State for JusticeShadow Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Services Alex Cunningham Shadow Minister for Victims and Sentencing Kevin Brennan Shadow Minister of State for Prisons Parole and Probation Ruth Cadbury Shadow Minister for Youth Justice Janet Daby Shadow Spokesperson for Justice The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Law Officers Shadow Attorney General for England and WalesShadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland Emily Thornberry Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales Karl Turner 4 Economy editTreasury Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Murray Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury Shadow City Minister Tulip Siddiq Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury The Lord Livermore Parliamentary Private Secretary Samantha Dixon Shadow Spokesperson for the Treasury Business and Trade Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds Shadow Minister for Investment and Small Business Rushanara Ali Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones Shadow Minister for Trade Gareth Thomas Shadow Minister for Business Employment Rights and Levelling Up Justin Madders Shadow Minister for Exports Tan Dhesi 4 Shadow Spokesperson for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Lord Leong Lord McNicol Opposition Whip in the House of LordsSocial services editEducation Shadow Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson Shadow Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Seema Malhotra Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years Helen Hayes Shadow Minister for Further Education and Universities Matt Western Shadow Minister for Schools Catherine McKinnell Parliamentary Private Secretary Damien Egan Shadow Spokesperson for Education The Baroness Twycross 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Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Matt Rodda Shadow Spokesperson for Science Innovation and Technology The Baron Bassam Brighton of Bassam The Lord Stevenson Balmacara Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Work and Pensions Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall Shadow Minister for Disabled People Vicky Foxcroft Shadow Minister for Employment Alison McGovern Shadow Minister for Pensions Gill Furniss Shadow Minister for Social Security Alison McGovern Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions The Baroness Sherlock Opposition Whip in the House of LordsEnvironment editEnergy Security and Net Zero Shadow Secretary of State of Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband Shadow Minister for Climate Change Kerry McCarthy Shadow Minister for Energy Security Alan Whitehead Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers Jeff Smith Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones Shadow Spokesperson for Business Energy and Industrial Stratergy The Lord Lennie Opposition Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Blake of Leeds Environment Food and Rural Affairs Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection and Animal Welfare Ruth Jones Shadow Minister for Nature Rural Affairs Toby Perkins Shadow Minister for Flooding Oceans and Costal Communities Emma Hardy Shadow Minister for Food Farming and Fisheries Daniel Zeichner Shadow Spokesperson for Environment Food and Rural Affairs The Baroness Hayman of UllockCulture editCulture Media and Sport Shadow Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport Thangam Debbonaire Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital Chris Bryant Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism Barbara Keeley Shadow Minister for Sport Gambling and Media Stephanie Peacock Shadow Minister for Arts Heritage and Civil Society Lillian Greenwood Shadow Spokesperson for Sport The Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Spokesperson for 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shadow LUHCLG team from 2021 References edit Maer Lucinda 4 September 2017 Parliamentary Private Secretaries House of Commons Library 4 Parliamentary private secretaries instituteforgovernment org uk Institute for Government 17 March 2021 Retrieved 1 December 2021 As they are not members of the government PPSs are also barred from speaking or answering questions from the frontbench in parliament Frontbencher quits as shadow ministers defy Starmer ahead of ceasefire vote Yahoo News 15 November 2023 a b c d e f Blow for Starmer as MP resigns over Labour leader s refusal to back Gaza ceasefire The Independent 16 November 2023 Retrieved 17 November 2023 External links editHis Majesty s Official Opposition Spokespersons in the House of Lords Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Official Opposition frontbench amp oldid 1223963386 Law and order, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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