Following
Labour’s advances in the general election and increased number of MPs, Jeremy
Corbyn is today announcing 20 appointments to the shadow front bench. These
include new and returning MPs.
Jeremy
Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, said:
“I’m
delighted to be filling Labour’s shadow front bench with a wealth of talent.
Our new shadow ministers will bolster the excellent work of Labour’s shadow
cabinet and departmental teams.
“These
appointments are further evidence that Labour is not just the opposition – we
are the government in waiting.”
The
new appointments are:
DEFRA
David
Drew
Holly
Lynch
Home
Affairs
Nick
Thomas Symonds
Chris
Williamson
Afzal
Khan
Louise
Haigh
Scotland
Paul
Sweeney
Justice
Gloria
de Piero
Imran
Hussain
International
Development
Roberta
Blackman Woods
Transport
Rachael
Maskell
Karl
Turner
Treasury
Anneliese
Dodds
Housing
Tony
Lloyd
Melanie
Onn
Women
and equalities
Carolyn
Harris
Defence
Gerald
Jones
Local
Government
Yvonne
Fovargue
Education
Tracey
Brabin
Wales
Chris
Ruane
Further
appointments are expected in due course.
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