The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the

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consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the

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. The Opposition front bench provide

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to the British Government front bench, and is currently the Labour Party led by

Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras ...

since April 2020.

List of shadow ministers

Key Although listed,

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do not sit on the front bench. Members of the front bench sitting on Labour's National Executive Committee are also listed.

Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office

Devolved and local government

Digital, culture, media and sport

Economy

Environment

Foreign relations

Law and order

Parliament

Social services

Transport

Women and equalities

Reshuffles and changes

appointed his first shadow cabinet on 5 and 6 April 2020, and completed the appointment of shadow portfolios on 9 April 2020, opposition

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on 14 April 2020, and

(PPSs) on 14 May 2020.

2020

April In the initial Shadow Transport team appointments,

Mike Kane Michael Joseph Patrick Kane (born 9 January 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East since February 2014. He won the seat in the 2014 by-election, which was held follo ...

was Shadow Regional Transport Minister,

Kerry McCarthy Kerry Gillian McCarthy (born 26 March 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she is the Shadow Minister for Climate Change. She was Shadow Secretary ...

Shadow Green Transport and Aviation Minister, and

Matt Rodda Matthew Richard Allen Rodda (born 15 December 1966) is a British former journalist and civil servant, and a current Labour Party politician. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Reading East parliamentary constituency and Shado ...

Shadow Buses Minister. Kane was subsequently appointed McCarthy's Aviation brief, alongside Maritime, and Rodda covered the Regional Transport brief.

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was originally appointed as an Opposition Whip in the Lords, but stood down on 15 April pending the results an investigation into his conduct following a leaked report. Following a period of leave from the role,

Tony Lloyd Sir Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who has discontinuously served as a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1983, currently as the MP for Rochdale since 2017. He was MP for Stretford from 1983 to 1 ...

stood down as

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on 28 April. He was succeeded by

Louise Haigh Louise Margaret Haigh () (born 22 July 1987) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Heeley at the 201 ...

, who was appointed to the position on an interim basis during his absence. In late April, Party Chair

Angela Rayner Angela Rayner (' Bowen; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work since 2021. She has been Shad ...

appointed

Marsha de Cordova Marsha Chantal de Cordova (born 23 January 1976) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Battersea since 2017. She was Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities from 6 April 2020 until her re ...

as Lead on Equality and Inclusion within the party,

Tulip Siddiq Tulip Rizwana Siddiq ( bn, টিউলিপ রেজওয়ানা সিদ্দীক; born 16 September 1982) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampstead and ...

as Parliamentary Lead on Party Development and

Sam Tarry Samuel Peter Tarry (; born 27 August 1982) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford South since 2019. He is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus. On 11 October 2022 he was deselected ...

as Parliamentary Lead on Campaigns and Organisation. May Darren Jones stepped down as PPS to the Shadow Justice and Law Officer teams upon his election as Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee.

Rosie Duffield Rosemary Clare Duffield (born 1 July 1971) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury since 2017. Early life Rosemary Clare Duffield was born on 1 July 1971 in Norwich, Norfolk, England and l ...

resigned as an opposition whip on 31 May after being found to have broken coronavirus lockdown rules. June Starmer sacked Shadow Education Secretary Rebecca Long Bailey on 25 June, and announced Shadow Child Poverty Strategy Minister

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as her replacement two days later. July Shadow Women and Equalities Minister

Gill Furniss Gillian Furniss (born 14 March 1957) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since 2016. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Shadow Minister for Roads since 2022. Early lif ...

moved to become an opposition whip on 10 July, and was succeeded by Shadow Faiths Minister

Janet Daby Janet Jessica Daby (née Sarju; born 15 December 1970) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East since 2018. A member of the Labour Party, she was Shadow Minister for Faiths from April to December 2020 ...

, who became Shadow Minister for Faiths, Women and Equalities.

Lloyd Russell-Moyle Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle (born 14 September 1986) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown in the 2017 general election. He retained his seat in the 201 ...

credited a “right-wing media campaign” for his resignation as Shadow Environment Minister on 16 July, and was replaced by

Ruth Jones Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones (born 22 September 1966) is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the award-winning BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2007–2010, 2019). Jones has also appeared in various ...

on 12 August.

Charlotte Nichols Charlotte Louise Nichols (born 5 April 1991) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Warrington North since the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked as a trade union official. ...

succeeded Jones as PPS to the Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, also remaining PPS to the Shadow International Trade Secretary. September After rebelling against the Labour whip on the Overseas Operations Bill,

Olivia Blake Olivia Frances Blake (born 10 March 1990) is a British Labour politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam at the 2019 general election. Early life Blake grew up in Otley, a market town north of Leeds, We ...

Nadia Whittome Nadia Edith Whittome (born 29 August 1996) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East since the 2019 general election. A member of the Labour Party, she was elected at the age of 23, and became the B ...

and

Beth Winter Bethan Winter (born 4 October 1974) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley since the 2019 general election. She is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group parliamentary caucus. Early li ...

resigned from their PPS posts on 24 September 2020. October

Dan Carden Daniel Joseph Carden (born 28 October 1986) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton since 2017. Carden served as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development from 2018 to 20 ...

resigned as Shadow Treasury Minister on 15 October, informing the leadership of his intention to vote against Labour whip on the

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. Shadow Education Minister

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and PPSs Mary Foy,

Rachel Hopkins Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office since 2021. Hopkins ...

, Kim Johnson,

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and

Sarah Owen Sarah Mei Li Owen (; born 11 January 1983) is a British politician and trade unionist serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has served Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith ...

also resigned later on the same date after rebelling against the Labour whip on the legislation. Owen had succeeded Beth Winter as PPS to the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster earlier in the month. On 16 October,

Wes Streeting Wesley Paul William Streeting (; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2021, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. He serve ...

was promoted to Shadow Education Minister, and James Murray and

Abena Oppong-Asare Abena Oppong-Asare (born 8 February 1983) is a British Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead in the 2019 general election. She and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, both elected in the 2019 general ...

became Shadow Treasury Ministers. December

resigned as Shadow Faiths Minister on 7 December following her “misjudged” comments about registrars and same-sex partnerships. Shadow Cultural Industries Minister

Tracy Brabin Tracy Lynn Brabin (born 9 May 1961) is a British politician who has served as the first Mayor of West Yorkshire since the office was established on 10 May 2021. She previously was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from 2016 to 2 ...

announced she would be stepping down to focus on her candidacy for

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on 16 December. Shadow Sport Minister

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was given the Cultural Industries brief, becoming Shadow Minister for Cultural Industries and Sport. After voting against the Labour whip for the European Union future relationship bill on 30 December, Shadow Work & Pensions and Scotland PPS

Tonia Antoniazzi Antonia Louise Antoniazzi (born 5 October 1971) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower at the 2017 general election. Early life Antoniazzi was born and raised in Llanelli by a Welsh mot ...

, Opposition Whip

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and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister

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resigned from the front bench.

2021

January In a minor reshuffle on 7 January, Shadow Pensions Minister

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and PPS

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became Shadow Cabinet Office Ministers. Matt Rodda succeeded Dromey in the Pensions brief and Sam Tarry filled the vacancy left by Rodda in the Shadow Transport team. February

Karin Smyth Karin Marguerite Smyth (born 8 September 1964) is a British Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol South in 2015. Early life and career Born in London, her parents had emigrated from Ireland to E ...

announced her intention to step down as Shadow Northern Ireland Minister on 26 February to focus on constituency work and other issues, and was replaced by PPS

Alex Davies-Jones Alexandra Davies-Jones (born 5 April 1989) is a Welsh politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she is Shadow Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Early life and educati ...

Emma Hardy Emma Ann Hardy (born 17 July 1979) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle since the 2017 general election. Until May 2019, she was also a member of Hessle Town ...

resigned as Shadow FE and Universities Minister for similar reasons on 8 March, and was succeeded by Opposition Whip

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. April

announced that she had rejoined the opposition front bench on 14 April, returning to her former role as PPS to

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. Resigning Shadow Defence Procurement Minister in April 2021, Khalid Mahmoud revealed his departure from the front bench in an opinion piece criticising the party after the May 2021 local election results. May Starmer conducted a post-local election reshuffle from 8 to 9 May, which began with the sacking of Angela Rayner as Party Chair and Campaign Coordinator. However, she successfully negotiated a larger role as

and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work.

Rosena Allin-Khan Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan (born 10 May 1978) is a British doctor and politician serving as Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health since 2020. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting since the 2016 ...

, Rachel Reeves and

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received promotions, alongside Alan Campbell,

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and

who joined the Shadow Cabinet. Allin-Khan and Smith became Secretaries of State for their previous portfolios, and Streeting was given the new position of Shadow Child Poverty Secretary.

Anneliese Dodds Anneliese Jane Dodds (born 16 March 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and Chair of the Labour Party since 2021. She was Shadow Chancel ...

and

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changed roles, but

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and

Valerie Vaz Valerie Carol Marian Vaz (born 7 December 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Walsall South since 2010. She served as the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons from 2016 to 202 ...

left the opposition front bench. Dodds and Mahmood also replaced

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and

Jo Stevens Joanna Meriel Stevens (born 6 September 1966) is a Welsh politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales since 2021, and previously from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff ...

as front bench

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representatives.

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resigned as PPS to Starmer on 11 May following allegations of spreading rumours about Angela Rayner, and was succeeded by Shadow Defence Minister

Sharon Hodgson Sharon Hodgson (born 1 April 1966) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Washington and Sunderland West, previously Gateshead East and Washington West, since 2005. Hodgson was appointed as the Par ...

on 14 May. Shadow Local Government Minister

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quit on 13 May after facing allegations of interfering in a sexual harassment complaint. She was replaced by Opposition Whip Jeff Smith in a wider front bench reshuffle on 14 May, which also saw changes including

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and

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switching roles,

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's brief being split with

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, and

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leaving the front bench. Rachel Hopkins rejoined the front bench as PPS to

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John Healey. A House of Lords front bench reshuffle also took place in May, in which The Lord Kennedy of Southwark took over from The Lord McAvoy as Opposition Chief Whip. The Baroness Blake of Leeds joined the Housing, Communities and Local Government team, The Lord Coaker joined the Defence and Home Department teams, The Lord Khan of Burnley joined the

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team, and The Baroness Merron joined the Health and Social Care team. All four had been newly appointed to the Lords and nominated by Starmer. June The Baroness Chapman of Darlington joined the shadow cabinet upon her appointment as a Shadow Minister of State for the Cabinet Office on 22 June, serving as the opposite number to The Lord Frost.

announced her appointment as PPS to Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on 23 June. August In the wake of a mass-shooting in his constituency, Shadow Environment Secretary

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announced his intention to "step back" from his role for a month on 30 August. Shadow Environment Minister

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covered Pollard's portfolio in his absence. September Marsha de Cordova resigned as Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary on 14 September to focus on her constituency, and was replaced by Anneliese Dodds on 21 September. Shadow Women and Equalities Minister Charlotte Nichols also stepped down at the same time for "personal reasons" and was succeeded by

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. Andy McDonald resigned as

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on 27 September, without a successor. October On 20 October, The Lord Collins of Highbury succeeded The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town as Shadow Deputy

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. Hayter stepped down to become Chair of the House of Lords’ International Agreements Committee. November In a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle on 29 November 2021,

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returned to the front bench as

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joined the shadow cabinet as

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as did

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who became

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and

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all left. Most members of the Shadow Cabinet had their portfolios changed, with

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moving from Foreign Affairs to

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(A combination of Housing and Communities and Local Government).

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became the revived portfolio of

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, with the Business and Industrial Strategy part of his former portfolio going to

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took on Foreign Affairs and was replaced as

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by Steve Reed.

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became

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, replacing

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who became

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became

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became

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became

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became

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and

became

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was made

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and

was made

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. The Shadow Secretary of States for Mental Health and International Development were demoted to shadow ministers, but still sitting in the shadow cabinet, at a rank similar to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

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became

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under the Shadow Foreign Secretary and

became Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health under the Shadow Health Secretary. The position of

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was combined with Communities and Local Government to become the

, to shadow the government department of the same name. The positions of

Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy The Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy was a position in the Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The role was established as Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration by the Leader of the Opposition, Jer ...

Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty The Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty was a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 9 May 2021 by the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer during a cabinet reshuffle A cabinet reshuffle or shuffle oc ...

and

were all abolished. The Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy role was split into

and

Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy The Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's Secre ...

. Kerry McCarthy stepped down as Shadow Green Transport Minister for 'personal reasons'. December Appointments for Shadow Ministers, Spokespeople and PPSs were completed on 4 December. Shadow Minister

Rachael Maskell Rachael Helen Maskell (born 5 July 1972) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for York Central since 2015. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, she was Shadow Environment Secretary from 2016 to 2017 and Sh ...

and PPS

Mick Whitley Michael Whitley (born 17 November 1951) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead since 2019. He is a member of the Labour Party. Early life and career Whitley was born in St Catherine's Hospital, ...

resigned on 14 December, defying the party whip to oppose mandatory vaccination for

NHS The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

staff.

Kate Osborne Kate Helen Osborne (born 18 June 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow since 2019. Career Osborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years. Her first foray into politics came in 2009, w ...

was appointed PPS to the shadow Northern Ireland team on 21 December.

2022

January *

Debbie Abrahams Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie Abrahams (' Morgan; born 15 September 1960) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham East and Saddlewor ...

joined the shadow Treasury team. * Shadow Immigration Minister Jack Dromey died on 7 January. *

was appointed as a whip on 8 January. *

was appointed Shadow Roads Minister, leaving the Whips' Office. Her brief covers green transport, transport decarbonisation, future transport and roads. February

Stephen Kinnock Stephen Nathan Kinnock (born 1 January 1970) is a Welsh politician who has served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency), Aberavon since 2015. A member of the Labour Party (U ...

was appointed Shadow Immigration Minister on 3 February, and Luke Pollard returned to the front bench to replace him as Shadow Armed Forces Minister. March

Barbara Keeley Barbara Mary Keeley (born 26 March 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles South, previously Worsley, since 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005. A member of the ...

was appointed Shadow Arts and Civil Society Minister on 11 March, succeeding Rachel Maskell. Jeff Smith, another Shadow DCMS Minister, had covered the brief whilst the position was vacant. May

Christian Wakeford Christian Wakeford (born 9 November 1984) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South since the 2019 general election. Elected as a Conservative, he crossed the floor to Labour in 2022. Early life and career Wak ...

was appointed

Parliamentary Private Secretary A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom who acts as an unpaid assistant to a minister or shadow minister. They are selected from backbench MPs as the 'eyes and ears' of the minister in the H ...

, the

shadow secretary of state for education The Shadow Secretary of State for Education, also called the Shadow Education Secretary, is an office in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet responsible for Opposition policy on education and for holding the Secretary of State for Education, ...

. June

was appointed Shadow Climate Change Minister on 29 June, succeeding

who resigned citing personal reasons.

resigns as Shadow Local Government Minister on 30 June. July

Sacked as Shadow Minister for Buses and Local Transport, for unauthorized media appearances related to the

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strike. September

Simon Lightwood Simon Robert Lightwood (born 15 December 1980) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield since the 2022 by-election, following the resignation of Conservative MP, Imran Ahmad Khan, who resigned foll ...

was appointed Shadow Minister for Buses and Taxis at Labour Party conference.

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