NEW SHADOW CABINET 2020 Who’s In, Who’s Out? BRIEFING PAPER blackcountrychamber.co.uk Who’s in and Who’s out? Sir Keir Starmer, newly elected Leader of the UK Labour Party, set about building his first Shadow Cabinet, following his election win in the Labour Party leadership contest. In our parliamentary system, a cabinet reshuffle or shuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when the head of a government or party rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet is a function of the Westminster system consisting of a senior group of opposition spokespeople. It is the Shadow Cabinet’s responsibility to scrutinise the policies and actions of the government, as well as to offer alternative policies. Position Former Post Holder Result of New Post Holder Reshuffle Leader of the Opposition The Rt Hon Jeremy Resigned The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer and Leader of the Labour Corbyn MP KCB QC MP Party Deputy Leader and Chair of Tom Watson Resigned Angela Raynor MP the Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the The Rt Hon John Resigned Anneliese Dodds MP Exchequer McDonnell MP Shadow Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon Emily Moved to Lisa Nandy MP Thornberry MP International Trade Shadow Home Secretary The Rt Hon Diane Resigned Nick Thomas-Symonds MP Abbott MP Shadow Chancellor of the Rachel Reeves MP Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon MP Left position The Rt Hon David Lammy MP Shadow Defence Secretary Nia Griffith MP Moved to Wales The Rt Hon John Healey MP Office Shadow Business, Energy Rebecca Long- Moved to The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and Industrial Secretary Bailey MP Education Shadow International Trade Barry Gardiner MP Left position The Rt Hon Emily Thornberry Secretary MP Shadow Work and Pensions Margaret Left position Jonathan Reynolds MP Secretary Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State Jonathan Ashworth No change Jonathan Ashworth MP for Health and Social Care MP Shadow Education Secretary Angela Raynor MP Left position Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Shadow Digital, Culture, Tracy Brabin MP Left position Jo Stevens MP Media & Sport Secretary Shadow Chief Secretary to Peter Dowd MP Left position Bridget Philipson MP the Treasury Shadow Environment, Food Luke Pollard MP No Change Luke Pollard MP and Rural Affairs Secretary Shadow Communities and Andrew Gwynne MP Left position Steve Reed MP Local Government Secretary Shadow Housing Secretary The Rt Hon John Moved to Defence Thangam Debbonaire MP Healey MP Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald MP Moved to Jim McMahon MP Employment Rights Shadow International Dan Carden MP Left position Preet Kaur Gill MP Development Secretary 2 Shadow Northern Ireland Tony Lloyd MP No Change Tony Lloyd MP & Louise Secretary Haigh MP (Interim) Shadow Scotland Secretary Tony Lloyd MP Moved Ian Murray MP Shadow Wales Secretary Christina Rees MP Left position Nia Griffith MP Shadow Women & Equalities Dawn Butler MP Left position Marsha de Cordova MP Secretary Shadow Employment Rights Rachel Maskell MP Left position Andy McDonald MP & Protections Secretary Also attending shadow cabinet meetings: Shadow Minister for Mental Barbara Keeley MP Left position Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP Health Shadow Minister for Young Cat Smith MP No Change Cat Smith MP People and Voter Engagement Shadow Attorney General The Rt Hon Baroness Left position The Rt Hon The Lord Chakrabarti CBE PC Falconer of Thoroton PC QC Shadow Leader of the House The Rt Hon Valerie Vaz No Change The Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP MP Opposition Chief Whip The Rt Hon Nick Brown No Change The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP MP Shadow Leader of the Lords The Rt Hon The No Change The Rt Hon The Baroness Baroness Smith of Smith of Basildon PC Basildon PC Lords’ Opposition Chief The Rt Hon The Lord No Change The Rt Hon The Lord Whip McAvoy PC McAvoy PC Key: • Remains in post • New in Post • Left Post From a regional perspective, the Rt Hon Valerie Vaz, (Walsall South) who retains her previous position as Shadow Leader of the House is the only Black Country MP in Sir Keir Starmer’s new cabinet. Get In touch: Matthew Lowe Policy & Lobbying Manager [email protected] 3 .