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As Sir Keir Starmer takes his place as the new Labour leader, vowing to “lead this great party into a new era”, we take a look at the members of his new team.
The shadow Brexit secretary was voted into the top job on Saturday, after beating Wigan MP Lisa Nandy and Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey.
Announced on Sunday, here are the members of the new leader’s Shadow Cabinet:
Lisa Nandy, Shadow Foreign Secretary
MP for Wigan since 2010, Ms Nandy, 40, came third in the Labour leadership contest. She has been appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary.
She said: “It’s a real honour to be tasked with leading Labour’s foreign policy response in these difficult times. Thank you Keir Starmer for the opportunity to serve.”
Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor
Ms Dodds, 42, has been the MP for Oxford East since 2017 and also served as MEP for the South East England region from 2014-2017.
She has been appointed Shadow Chancellor.
Prior to her appointment, she served in the Shadow Treasury Team of her predecessor John McDonnell as Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Home Secretary
Former barrister and MP for Torfaen since 2015, Mr Thomas-Symonds, 39, has taken over from Diane Abbott and said he would be focusing on the coronavirus pandemic as an “immediate task”.
He has been appointed Shadow Home Secretary.
Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Ms Reeves, 41, has been the MP for Leeds West since 2010 and served as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary under Ed Miliband.
She has been appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster – Michael Gove‘s counterpart.
Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health Secretary
MP for Leicester South since 2011, Mr Ashworth, 41, has been re-appointed his role as Shadow Health Secretary after serving under Mr Corbyn since 2016.
Angela Smith, Shadow Leader of the Lords
Ms Smith, 61, became Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords in May 2015 and has kept her role under Mr Starmer’s leadership.
Nick Brown, Chief Whip
Mr Brown, 69, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East since 1983, has also been re-appointed as Chief Whip after serving under Mr Corbyn since 2016.
John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are out of the shadow cabinet, but former shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry is expected to remain – but in a different role.
