The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
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
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''t ...
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 s ...
since April 2020.
Key
Although listed,
Parliamentary Private Secretaries 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
Foreign relations
Law and order
Economy
Social services
Environment
Culture
Transport
Devolved and local government
Parliament
See also
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British Government frontbench
The Government frontbench in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also known as the Treasury Bench, consists of the Cabinet and all other ministers.
Parliamentary opposition to the Government frontbench is provided by the Official Opposition f ...
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Cabinet of the United Kingdom
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Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford
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Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer
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 f ...
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Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn
The frontbench of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. From 2015 to 2020, Her Majes ...
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Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, more commonly referred to as the Leader of the Opposition, is the person who leads the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. The position is seen as the shadow head of government of the Uni ...
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List of British shadow cabinets
This is a list of the shadow cabinets of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the con ...
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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
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Parliamentary opposition
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''t ...
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Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer became Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom after being elected as Leader of the Labour Party on 4 April 2020. He appointed his Shadow Cabinet on 5 and 6 April.
Background
Following the Labour Party's defeat in th ...
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Shadow Cabinet
Notes
Notes
References
External links
His Majesty's Official OppositionSpokespersons in the House of Lords
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