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 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[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 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 for the Cabinet Office (junior) | Nia Griffith | ||
| Shadow Paymaster General | Jonathan Ashworth | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Florence Eshalomi[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, Constitutional and Devolved issues | The Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||
| The Lord Collins of Highbury | |||
| The Lord Kennedy of Southwark | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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[lower-alpha 3] | Lyn Brown | |||
| Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific | Catherine West | |||
| Shadow Minister for Europe and the Americas | Stephen Doughty | |||
| Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa | Wayne David | |||
| Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament, 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 | |||
| The Baroness Smith of Basildon | ||||
| 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 | Rachel Hopkins | ||
| 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 | Naz Shah | ||
| Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding | Jess Phillips | ||
| 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 | Andy Slaughter | |||
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 | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | |||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Samantha Dixon | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson for the Treasury | Lord Livermore | |||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | ||||
| 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 | Afzal Khan | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Lord Leong | ||
| The Baroness Chapman of Darlington | |||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Lords | The Baroness Blake of Leeds | ||
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 | ||
| The Baroness Thornton | |||
| 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 | Feryal Clark | ||
| 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 | ||
| Department for 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 | TBD | |||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | Alex Davies-Jones | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | Chris Evans | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions | The Baroness Sherlock | ||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Lords | The Baroness Thornton | ||
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 the Environment | Ruth Jones | ||
| Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs | Toby Perkins | ||
| Shadow Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience | Emma Hardy | ||
| Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries | Daniel Zeichner | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | ||
| 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 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 Merron | |||
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 Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | ||
| 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 Devolution and the English Regions | Paula Barker | ||
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning[lower-alpha 4] | Matthew Pennycook | ||
| Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up | Justin Madders | ||
| Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith | Sarah Owen | ||
| Shadow Minister for Democracy | Florence Eshalomi | ||
| Shadow Minister for Building Safety and Homelessness | Mike Amesbury | ||
| Shadow Minister for the New Deal for Working People | Imran Hussain | ||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government | The Baroness Hayman of Ullock | ||
| 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 | |||
| Shadow Spokesperson for Scotland | The Baroness Smith of Basildon | |||
| 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 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 | Jessica Morden | ||
| Opposition Whip in the House of Commons | Chris Elmore | ||
| Colleen Fletcher | |||
| Samantha Dixon | |||
| Mary Glindon | |||
| Gerald Jones | |||
| Kim Leadbeater | |||
| Christian Wakeford | |||
| Tonia Antoniazzi | |||
| Taiwo Owatemi | |||
| Andrew Western | |||
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
- 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 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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