Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer
Starmer Shadow Cabinet | |
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![]() Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
2020–present | |
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Date formed | 4 April 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Leader of the Opposition | Keir Starmer |
Shadow First Secretary | Angela Rayner |
Member party |
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Status in legislature | Official Opposition 199 / 650 (31%) |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 58th UK Parliament |
Incoming formation | 2020 leadership election |
Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn |
Keir Starmer became Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom after being elected as Leader of the Labour Party on 4 April 2020.[1] Starmer appointed his Shadow Cabinet on 5 and 6 April.
Background[]
Following the Labour Party's defeat in the 2019 general election, its leader Jeremy Corbyn stepped down and triggered a leadership election that would elect a new party leader and a new Leader of the Opposition.[2] Six candidates declared for the election, with three receiving sufficient nominations to advance to the ballot. Keir Starmer, MP for Holborn and St Pancras and Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, was elected over Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy.
Shadow Cabinet[]
November 2021 – present[]
Sits in the House of Commons | |
Sits in the House of Lords |
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Constituency | Term | ||
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Shadow cabinet ministers | |||||
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
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Keir Starmer[a] | Holborn and St Pancras | Apr 2020–present | |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow First Secretary of State |
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Angela Rayner[a] | Ashton-under-Lyne | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work |
May 2021–present | ||||
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | ![]() |
Rachel Reeves | Leeds West | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | ![]() |
David Lammy[a] | Tottenham | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | ![]() |
Yvette Cooper[a] | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
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Steve Reed | Croydon North | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | ![]() |
John Healey[a] | Wentworth and Dearne | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero | ![]() |
Ed Miliband[a] | Doncaster North | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy | ![]() |
Jonathan Reynolds | Stalybridge and Hyde | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | ![]() |
Nick Thomas-Symonds[a] | Torfaen | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | ![]() |
Jonathan Ashworth[a] | Leicester South | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | ![]() |
Wes Streeting | Ilford North | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | ![]() |
Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ![]() |
Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ![]() |
Jim McMahon | Oldham West and Royton | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | ![]() |
Lisa Nandy | Wigan | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | ![]() |
Louise Haigh | Sheffield Heeley | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | ![]() |
Peter Kyle | Hove | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | ![]() |
Ian Murray | Edinburgh South | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ![]() |
Jo Stevens[6] | Cardiff Central | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | ![]() |
Anneliese Dodds | Oxford East | Sept 2021–present | |
Chair of the Labour Party | May 2021–present | ||||
Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office | ![]() |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington | N/A | Jun 2021–present | |
Also attending shadow cabinet meetings | |||||
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | ![]() |
Pat McFadden[a] | Wolverhampton South East | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development | ![]() |
Preet Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health | ![]() |
Rosena Allin-Khan | Tooting | Apr 2020–present | |
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator | ![]() |
Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | ![]() |
Emily Thornberry[a] | Islington South and Finsbury | Nov 2021–present | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | ![]() |
Thangam Debbonaire | Bristol West | May 2021–present | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | ![]() |
Alan Campbell[a] | Tynemouth | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | ![]() |
Baroness Smith of Basildon[a] | N/A | May 2015–present | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | ![]() |
Lord Kennedy of Southwark | N/A | Jun 2021–present |
May 2021 – November 2021[]
Sits in the House of Commons | |
Sits in the House of Lords |
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Constituency | Term | ||
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Shadow cabinet ministers | |||||
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
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Keir Starmer[a] | Holborn and St Pancras | Apr 2020–present | |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow First Secretary of State |
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Angela Rayner[a] | Ashton-under-Lyne | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work |
May 2021–present | ||||
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | ![]() |
Rachel Reeves | Leeds West | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | ![]() |
Lisa Nandy | Wigan | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | ![]() |
Nick Thomas-Symonds[a] | Torfaen | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
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David Lammy[a] | Tottenham | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | ![]() |
John Healey[a] | Wentworth and Dearne | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | ![]() |
Ed Miliband[a] | Doncaster North | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | ![]() |
Emily Thornberry[a] | Islington South and Finsbury | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | ![]() |
Jonathan Reynolds | Stalybridge and Hyde | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | ![]() |
Jonathan Ashworth[a] | Leicester South | Oct 2016 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | ![]() |
Kate Green | Stretford and Urmston | Jun 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ![]() |
Jo Stevens | Cardiff Central | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ![]() |
Luke Pollard | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | ![]() |
Steve Reed | Croydon North | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | ![]() |
Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | May 2021 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | ![]() |
Jim McMahon | Oldham West and Royton | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | ![]() |
Preet Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | ![]() |
Louise Haigh | Sheffield Heeley | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | ![]() |
Ian Murray | Edinburgh South | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ![]() |
Nia Griffith | Llanelli | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | ![]() |
Anneliese Dodds | Oxford East | Sept 2021–present | |
Chair of the Labour Party | May 2021–present | ||||
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections | ![]() |
Andy McDonald | Middlesbrough | Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Mental Health[b] | ![]() |
Rosena Allin-Khan | Tooting | Apr 2020–present[b] | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy[b] | ![]() |
Cat Smith | Lancaster and Fleetwood | Jun 2016 – Nov 2021[b] | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty | ![]() |
Wes Streeting | Ilford North | May 2021 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office | ![]() |
Jenny Chapman | N/A | Jun 2021–present | |
Also attending shadow cabinet meetings | |||||
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | ![]() |
Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | Apr 2020–present | |
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator | ![]() |
Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | ![]() |
Charlie Falconer[a] | N/A | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | ![]() |
Thangam Debbonaire | Bristol West | May 2021–present | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | ![]() |
Alan Campbell[a] | Tynemouth | May 2021–present | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | ![]() |
Angela Smith[a] | N/A | May 2015–present | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | ![]() |
Roy Kennedy | N/A | Jun 2021–present |
April 2020 – May 2021[]
Sits in the House of Commons | |
Sits in the House of Lords |
Portfolio | Shadow Minister | Constituency | Term | ||
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Shadow cabinet ministers | |||||
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
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Keir Starmer[a] | Holborn and St Pancras | Apr 2020–present | |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow First Secretary of State Chair of the Labour Party |
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Angela Rayner[a] | Ashton-under-Lyne | Apr 2020–present | |
Chair of the Labour Party | Apr 2020 – May 2021 | ||||
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | ![]() |
Anneliese Dodds | Oxford East | Apr 2020 – May 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | ![]() |
Lisa Nandy | Wigan | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | ![]() |
Nick Thomas-Symonds[a] | Torfaen | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office |
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Rachel Reeves | Leeds West | Apr 2020 – May 2021 | |
Shadow Lord Chancellor Shadow Secretary of State for Justice |
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David Lammy[a] | Tottenham | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | ![]() |
John Healey[a] | Wentworth and Dearne | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | ![]() |
Ed Miliband[a] | Doncaster North | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | ![]() |
Emily Thornberry[a] | Islington South and Finsbury | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | ![]() |
Jonathan Reynolds | Stalybridge and Hyde | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | ![]() |
Jonathan Ashworth[a] | Leicester South | Oct 2016 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Education | ![]() |
Kate Green | Stretford and Urmston | Jun 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ![]() |
Jo Stevens | Cardiff Central | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | ![]() |
Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ![]() |
Luke Pollard | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | ![]() |
Steve Reed | Croydon North | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | ![]() |
Thangam Debbonaire | Bristol West | Apr 2020 – May 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | ![]() |
Jim McMahon | Oldham West and Royton | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | ![]() |
Preet Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | ![]() |
Louise Haigh | Sheffield Heeley | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | ![]() |
Ian Murray | Edinburgh South | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ![]() |
Nia Griffith | Llanelli | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | ![]() |
Anneliese Dodds | Oxford East | Sep 2021–present | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections | ![]() |
Andy McDonald | Middlesbrough | Apr 2020–present | |
Also attending shadow cabinet meetings | |||||
Shadow Minister for Mental Health | ![]() |
Rosena Allin-Khan | Tooting | Apr 2020–present | |
Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement | ![]() |
Cat Smith | Lancaster and Fleetwood | Jun 2016 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales | ![]() |
Charlie Falconer[a] | Not applicable | Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | ![]() |
Valerie Vaz[a] | Walsall South | Oct 2016 – May 2021 | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | ![]() |
Nick Brown[a] | Newcastle upon Tyne East | Oct 2016 – May 2021 | |
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | ![]() |
Angela Smith[a] | Not applicable | May 2015–present | |
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | ![]() |
Tommy McAvoy[a] | Not applicable | Jan 2018 – Jun 2021 |
Shadow Ministers by department[]
Other Shadow Ministers were appointed on 9 April 2020.[10]
Shadow C-19 Committee[]
Seven Shadow Cabinet members are also part of a Shadow COVID-19 committee, created in 2020 and tasked with responding to the current coronavirus outbreak. Chaired by party leader Keir Starmer, the committee includes:[12]
Name | Position |
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Keir Starmer | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
Angela Rayner | Shadow First Secretary of State Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office |
Wes Streeting | Shadow Health Secretary |
Rachel Reeves | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
David Lammy | Shadow Foreign Secretary |
Yvette Cooper | Shadow Home Secretary |
Reshuffles[]
June 2020[]
On 25 June 2020, Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked as Shadow Secretary of State for Education for sharing an interview with Maxine Peake containing an allegation that Mossad had trained the US police to use the knee-on-neck restraint that killed George Floyd, described by the Labour leader as "anti-Semitic conspiracy theories".[13] She was replaced by Kate Green,[14] who in turn was replaced by Karen Buck in her previous role of Shadow Minister for Social Security, renamed from Shadow Minister for Child Poverty Strategy.[15]
May 2021[]
On 8 May 2021, Angela Rayner was sacked as Chair of the Labour Party and National Campaign Coordinator after the party's poor performance in the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. She was later moved to Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office on May 9, 2021. Also on May 9, 2021, Anneliese Dodds replaced Rayner as Chair[16] and removed from the role of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. In turn, Rachel Reeves replaced Dodds as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer,[17] and so left the role she held, the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, open for Rayner to be appointed to. Along with this, Opposition Chief Whip Nick Brown, left the Shadow Cabinet and was replaced with Opposition Deputy Chief Whip Alan Campbell.[18]
June 2021[]
on 22 June 2021, former MP and Starmer's political secretary Jenny Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington, was made Shadow Minister of State, sitting in the shadow cabinet, to shadow Lord Frost,
November 2021[]
In a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle on 29 November 2021, Yvette Cooper returned to the frontbench as Shadow Home Secretary.[19] Pat McFadden joined the shadow cabinet as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury as did Peter Kyle who became Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Lord Falconer, Kate Green, Luke Pollard and Nia Griffith all left.
Most members of the Shadow Cabinet had their portfolios changed, with Lisa Nandy moving from Foreign Affairs to Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (A combination of Housing and Communities and Local Government). Ed Miliband became the revived portfolio of Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, with the Business and Industrial Strategy part of his former portfolio going to Jonathan Reynolds. David Lammy took on Foreign Affairs and was replaced as Shadow Lord Chancellor by Steve Reed. Nick Thomas-Symonds became Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade, replacing Emily Thornberry who became Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales. Bridget Phillipson became Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Wes Streeting became Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Jonathan Ashworth became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Lucy Powell became Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Jim McMahon became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Louise Haigh was made Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and Jo Stevens was made Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.
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. Preet Gill became Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development under the Shadow Foreign Secretary and Rosena Allin-Khan became Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health under the Shadow Health Secretary.
The position of Shadow Secretary of State for Housing was combined with Communities and Local Government to become the Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to shadow the government department of the same name. The positions of Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy, Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty and Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Protections were all abolished. The Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy role was split into Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero and Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy.
See also[]
- Official Opposition frontbench
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
- Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)
- List of British shadow cabinets
- List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- British Government frontbench
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Keir Starmer elected as new Labour leader". BBC News. 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Watson, Iain (13 December 2019). "General election 2019: Does Labour need a new direction after Corbyn?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench". The Labour Party. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ https://twitter.com/JoStevensLabour
- ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Keir Starmer appoints Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Our Shadow Cabinet". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Keir Starmer announces senior Shadow Cabinet appointments". The Labour Party. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Walker, Peter (25 June 2020). "Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey from shadow cabinet". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Labour party: Kate Green appointed as shadow education secretary". BBC News. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Karen Buck [@KarenPBuckMP] (5 July 2020). "Looking forward to working with @jreynoldsMP @LabourDWP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Starmer faces backlash over sacking of Angela Rayner after election losses". the Guardian. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Rachel Reeves replaces Anneliese Dodds as Starmer begins Labour reshuffle". The Independent. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Sir Keir Starmer reshuffles Labour frontbench amid poll recriminations". Sky News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Labour reshuffle: Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary". BBC News. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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