Official Opposition frontbench
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 First Secretary of State Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Chair of the Labour Policy Review | Anneliese Dodds | ||
| National Campaign Coordinator | Shabana Mahmood | ||
| Deputy National Campaign Coordinator | Conor McGinn[lower-alpha 1] to September 2022 | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | Sharon Hodgson | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Florence Eshalomi[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| Cabinet Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office |
Angela Rayner | ||
| Shadow Minister of State at the Cabinet Office | The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office (junior) | Florence Eshalomi | ||
| Shadow Paymaster General | Fleur Anderson | ||
| Shadow Minister for Arts and Civil Society | Barbara Keeley | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Florence Eshalomi[lower-alpha 3] | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues | The Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Anneliese Dodds | ||
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | Yasmin Qureshi | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Women and Equalities | The Baroness Thornton | ||
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 | Preet Gill | |||
| Shadow Minister for Africa[lower-alpha 4] | Stephen Doughty | |||
| Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific | Catherine West | |||
| Shadow Minister for Europe and the Americas | Lyn Brown | |||
| Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa | Bambos Charalambous | |||
| Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament, Latin America and the Caribbean | Fabian Hamilton | |||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Janet Daby | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | The Lord Collins of Highbury | |||
| International Trade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Nick Thomas-Symonds | |||
| Shadow Minister for International Trade | Gareth Thomas | |||
| Nia Griffith | ||||
| Ruth Cadbury | ||||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Charlotte Nichols | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson for International Trade | The Lord Bassam of Brighton | |||
| The Baroness Blake of Leeds | ||||
| The Lord Lennie | ||||
Law and order
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | John Healey | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces | Luke Pollard | ||
| Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement | Chris Evans | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | Rachel Hopkins | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Defence | The Lord Tunnicliffe | ||
| The Lord Coaker | |||
| Home Department | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | Yvette Cooper | ||
| Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction | Naz Shah | ||
| Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding | Jess Phillips | ||
| Shadow Minister for Immigration | Stephen Kinnock | ||
| Shadow Minister for Policing and the Fire Service | Sarah Jones | ||
| Shadow Minister for Security | Holly Lynch | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Home Affairs | The Lord Rosser | ||
| The Lord Coaker | |||
| The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | |||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor |
Steve Reed | ||
| Shadow Minister for Courts and Sentencing | Alex Cunningham | ||
| Shadow Minister for Legal Aid | Afzal Khan | ||
| Shadow Minister for Prisons and Probation | Ellie Reeves | ||
| Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice | Anna McMorrin | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Justice | The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | ||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||
| Law Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Emily Thornberry | |||
| Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales | Andy Slaughter | |||
Economy
| Business and Industrial Strategy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy | Jonathan Reynolds | ||
| Shadow Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets | Seema Malhotra | ||
| Shadow Minister for Business and Industry | Bill Esterson | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment Rights and Protections[lower-alpha 5] | Justin Madders | ||
| Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation | Chi Onwurah | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | The Lord Bassam of Brighton | ||
| The Lord Lennie | |||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Lords | The Baroness Blake of Leeds | ||
| Future of Work (2021–present) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work | Angela Rayner | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment Rights | Imran Hussain | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment Rights and Protections[lower-alpha 6] | Justin Madders | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Future of Work Secretary | Florence Eshalomi[lower-alpha 7] | ||
| Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Rachel Reeves | ||
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Pat McFadden | ||
| 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 | Abena Oppong-Asare | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Debbie Abrahams | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for the Treasury | The Lord Tunnicliffe | ||
Social services
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Bridget Phillipson | ||
| Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Life-Long Learning | Toby Perkins | ||
| Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years | Helen Hayes | ||
| Shadow Minister for Further Education and Universities | Matt Western | ||
| Shadow Minister for Schools | Stephen Morgan | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Christian Wakeford | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Education | The Lord Watson of Invergowrie | ||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||
| 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 Mental Health | Rosena Allin-Khan | ||
| Shadow Minister for Primary Care and Patient Safety | Feryal Clark | ||
| Shadow Minister for Public Health | Andrew Gwynne | ||
| Shadow Minister for Social Care | Liz Kendall | ||
| 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 | ||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Jonathan Ashworth | ||
| Shadow Minister for Disabled People | Vicky Foxcroft | ||
| Shadow Minister for Employment | Alison McGovern | ||
| Shadow Minister for Pensions | Matt Rodda | ||
| Shadow Minister for Social Security | Karen Buck | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions | The Baroness Sherlock | ||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Lords | The Baroness Wilcox of Newport | ||
Environment
| Climate Change and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero | Ed Miliband | ||
| Shadow Minister for Climate Change | Kerry McCarthy | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Green New Deal and Energy | Alan Whitehead | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | The Lord Bassam of Brighton | ||
| 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 | Jim McMahon | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Environment | Ruth Jones | ||
| Shadow Minister for Nature | Alex Sobel | ||
| Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Rural Affairs | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | ||
| The Baroness Hayman of Ullock | |||
Culture
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Lucy Powell | |||
| Shadow Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure | Stephanie Peacock | |||
| Shadow Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Music | Jeff Smith | |||
| Shadow Minister for Tech, Gambling and Digital Economy | Alex Davies-Jones | |||
| 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 Merron | |||
Transport
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Louise Haigh | ||
| Shadow Minister for Aviation and Maritime | Mike Kane | ||
| Shadow Minister for Buses and Taxis | Simon Lightwood | ||
| Shadow Minister for Railways | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | ||
| Shadow Minister for Roads | Gill Furniss | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Transport | The Lord Rosser | ||
| 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 | Lisa Nandy | ||
| Shadow Minister for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping | Paula Barker | ||
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning[lower-alpha 8] | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Shadow Minister for Levelling Up | Alex Norris | ||
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith | Sarah Owen | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government | The Baroness Hayman of Ullock | ||
| The Lord Khan of Burnley | |||
| The Baroness Wheeler | |||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Peter Kyle | ||
| Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland | Tonia Antoniazzi | ||
| 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 | Liz Twist | ||
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | ||
| Shadow Minister for Wales | Gerald Jones | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Wales | The Baroness Wilcox of Newport | ||
Parliament
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Alan Campbell | ||
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Lilian Greenwood | ||
| Opposition Pairing Whip in the House of Commons | Mark Tami | ||
| Shadow Vice Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household | Jessica Morden | ||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Commons | Chris Elmore | ||
| Colleen Fletcher | |||
| Liz Twist | |||
| Mary Glindon | |||
| Sarah Owen | |||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Navendu Mishra | |||
| Christian Wakeford | |||
| Tonia Antoniazzi | |||
See also
- British Government frontbench
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford
- Opposition frontbench of Keir Starmer
- Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn
- Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
- List of British shadow cabinets
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet
- Parliamentary opposition
- Shadow Cabinet of Keir Starmer
- Shadow Cabinet
Notes
- Whips serving opposition teams are noted in brackets.
Notes
- Attending shadow cabinet since December 2021.
- Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
- Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
- Position jointly with the shadow Foreign Affairs and International Development teams from 2020 to 2021.
- Position jointly with the shadow BIS and Future of Work teams.
- Position jointly with the shadow BIS and Future of Work teams.
- Post joint with the Cabinet Office, Future of Work and LOTO teams due to Angela Rayner's several briefs.
- Position in the shadow Housing team from 2020 to 2021 and shadow LUHCLG team from 2021.
References
- Maer, Lucinda (4 September 2017). "Parliamentary Private Secretaries". House of Commons Library: 4.
- "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.
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