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 front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government front bench, and is currently the Labour Party led by Keir Starmer since April 2020.

Key

Sits in the House of Commons
Sits in the House of Lords
Privy Counsellor
Shadow Cabinet full members in bold
Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics

Although listed, Parliamentary Private Secretaries do not sit on the front bench.[1][2] Members of the front bench sitting on Labour's National Executive Committee are also listed.

Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office

Office of the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Labour Party
Shadow First Lord of the Treasury
Shadow Minister for the Civil Service 		Keir Starmer
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 		Angela Rayner
Chair of the Labour Policy Review Anneliese Dodds
National Campaign Coordinator Pat McFadden
Deputy National Campaign Coordinator Ellie Reeves
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition Jessica Morden
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition Florence Eshalomi[a]
Parliamentary Lead for the Labour Party Chair Chris Elmore
Cabinet Office
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden
Shadow Minister of the Cabinet Office (without portfolio) Nick Thomas-Symonds
Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office The Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Party Chair and Chair of the National Policy Forum Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Minister in the Cabinet Office Nia Griffith
Shadow Paymaster General Jonathan Ashworth
Parliamentary Private Secretary Florence Eshalomi[b]
Shadow Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues The Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Equalities Office
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities Anneliese Dodds
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Ashley Dalton[3]
Shadow Spokesperson for Women and Equalities The Baroness Thornton
The Lord Collins of Highbury

Foreign relations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy
Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development Lisa Nandy
Shadow Minister for Africa[c] Lyn Brown
Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific Catherine West
Shadow Minister for Europe and the North America Stephen Doughty
Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Wayne David
Shadow Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean Anna McMorrin
Parliamentary Private Secretary Janet Daby
Shadow Spokesperson for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs The Lord Collins of Highbury
Defence
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence John Healey
Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard
Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement Maria Eagle
Shadow Minister for Veterans Steve McCabe
Shadow Spokesperson for Defence The Lord Tunnicliffe
The Lord Coaker
The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Law and order

Home Department
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper
Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction Feryal Clark[4]
Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding Alex Davies-Jones[4]
Shadow Minister for Immigration Stephen Kinnock
Shadow Minister for Policing Alex Norris
Shadow Minister for Security Dan Jarvis
Shadow Spokesperson for Home Affairs The Lord Coaker
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Justice
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor 		Shabana Mahmood
Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Services Alex Cunningham
Shadow Minister for Victims and Sentencing Kevin Brennan
Shadow Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation Ruth Cadbury
Shadow Minister for Youth Justice Janet Daby
Shadow Spokesperson for Justice The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Law Officers
Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland 		Emily Thornberry
Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales Karl Turner[4]

Economy

Treasury
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones
Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Murray
Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Shadow City Minister

Tulip Siddiq
Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury The Lord Livermore
Parliamentary Private Secretary Samantha Dixon
Shadow Spokesperson for the Treasury
Business and Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow Minister for Investment and Small Business Rushanara Ali
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones
Shadow Minister for Trade Gareth Thomas
Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up Justin Madders
Shadow Minister for Exports Tan Dhesi[4]
Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Lord Leong
Lord McNicol
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords

Social services

Education
Shadow Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson
Shadow Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Seema Malhotra
Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years Helen Hayes
Shadow Minister for Further Education and Universities Matt Western
Shadow Minister for Schools Catherine McKinnell
Parliamentary Private Secretary Christian Wakeford
Shadow Spokesperson for Education The Baroness Twycross
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Health and Social Care
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting
Shadow Minister for Health Karin Smyth
Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health Abena Oppong-Asare
Shadow Minister for Health
Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Public Health Preet Gill
Shadow Minister for Social Care Andrew Gwynne
Shadow Spokesperson for Health and Social Care The Baroness Merron
Shadow Spokesperson for Social Care
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords 		The Baroness Wheeler
Science, Innovation and Technology
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle
Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital Chris Bryant
Shadow Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation Chi Onwurah
Shadow Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy Chris Evans
Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Matt Rodda
Shadow Spokesperson for Science Innovation and Technology The Baron Bassam Brighton of Bassam
The Lord Stevenson Balmacara
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall
Shadow Minister for Disabled People Vicky Foxcroft
Shadow Minister for Employment Alison McGovern
Shadow Minister for Pensions Gill Furniss
Shadow Minister for Social Security Alison McGovern
Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions The Baroness Sherlock
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords

Environment

Energy Security and Net Zero
Shadow Secretary of State of Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband
Shadow Minister for Climate Change Kerry McCarthy
Shadow Minister for Energy Security Alan Whitehead
Shadow Minister for Clean Power and Consumers Jeff Smith
Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation Sarah Jones
Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Stratergy The Lord Lennie
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Blake of Leeds
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve Reed
Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection and Animal Welfare Ruth Jones
Shadow Minister for Nature Rural Affairs Toby Perkins
Shadow Minister for Flooding, Oceans and Costal Communities Emma Hardy
Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries Daniel Zeichner
Shadow Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Culture

Culture, Media and Sport
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Thangam Debbonaire
Shadow Minister for Creative Industries and Digital Chris Bryant
Shadow Minister for Music and Tourism Barbara Keeley
Shadow Minister for Sport, Gambling and Media Stephanie Peacock
Shadow Minister for Arts, Heritage and Civil Society Lillian Greenwood
Shadow Spokesperson for Sport The Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow Spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords 		The Baroness Thornton

Transport

Transport
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh
Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime Mike Kane
Shadow Minister for Local Transport Simon Lightwood
Shadow Minister for Railways Stephen Morgan
Shadow Minister for Roads Bill Esterson
Shadow Spokesperson for Transport The Lord Liddle
The Lord Tunnicliffe

Devolved and local government

Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner
Shadow Minister for English Devolution and Local Government Jim McMahon[4]
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning[d] Matthew Pennycook
Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up Justin Madders
Shadow Minister for Local Services and Communities Liz Twist[4]
Shadow Minister for Democracy Florence Eshalomi
Shadow Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness Mike Amesbury
Shadow Minister for the New Deal for Working People Vacant
Shadow Minister for Faith The Baroness Sherlock
Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government The Lord Khan of Burnley
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Northern Ireland
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn
Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland Fleur Anderson
Parliamentary Private Secretary Kate Osborne
Shadow Spokesperson for Northern Ireland The Baroness Smith of Basildon
Scotland
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray
Shadow Minister for Scotland Gerald Jones
Michael Shanks
Shadow Spokesperson for Scotland The Lord McNicol
Wales
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens
Shadow Minister for Wales Jessica Morden
Shadow Spokesperson for Wales The Baroness Wilcox of Newport

Parliament

House Leaders
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Nick Smith
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords The Baroness Smith of Basildon
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Lord Collins of Highbury
House of Commons Whips
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons Alan Campbell
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons Holly Lynch (Legislation)
Mark Tami (Accommodation and Pairing)
Shadow Vice Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household
Opposition Whip in the House of Commons Chris Elmore Senior Opposition Whip
Jeff Smith Senior Legislation Whip
Colleen Fletcher
Samantha Dixon
Mary Glindon
Gerald Jones
Kim Leadbeater
Christian Wakeford
Tonia Antoniazzi
Taiwo Owatemi
Andrew Western
House of Lords Whips[n 1]
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords The Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Wheeler (Health and Social Care)
Opposition Whip in the House of Lords The Baroness Blake of Leeds (BEIS,
International Trade)
The Lord Coaker
The Lord Collins of Highbury
The Baroness Hayman of Ullock
The Lord Khan of Burnley (DEFRA)
The Baroness Merron (DCMS)
The Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Education,
Work and Pensions)
The Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
The Lord Leong
The Baroness Twycross
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Whips serving opposition teams are noted in brackets.

Notes

  1. ^ Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
  2. ^ Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
  3. ^ Position jointly with the shadow Foreign Affairs and International Development teams from 2020 to 2021.
  4. ^ Position in the shadow Housing team from 2020 to 2021 and shadow LUHCLG team from 2021.

References

  1. ^ Maer, Lucinda (4 September 2017). "Parliamentary Private Secretaries". House of Commons Library: 4.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary private secretaries". instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Institute for Government. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021. As they are not members of the government, PPSs are also barred from speaking or answering questions from the frontbench in parliament.
  3. ^ "Frontbencher quits as shadow ministers defy Starmer ahead of ceasefire vote". Yahoo News. 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Blow for Starmer as MP resigns over Labour leader's refusal to back Gaza ceasefire". The Independent. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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