Labour reshuffle: Find out who is in Jeremy Corbyn's new top team
There were only four victims of Jeremy Corbyn's over-hyped "revenge reshuffle": Michael Dugher, Maria Eagle, Pat McFadden and the press lobby. We learnt on the afternoon of 5 January, via Twitter, that Dugher had lost his shadow sports and culture secretary role, while news of Emily Thornberry taking Eagle's shadow defence secretary position and McFadden's sacking as shadow Europe minister broke overnight.
Dugher had already laid the ground for discontent by claiming he was axed because he was "too straight talking" for the left-wing Labour leader. McFadden later followed up by accusing Corbyn of sacking him because of the questions he raised in the House of Commons about terrorism and national security. As for the press lobby, they kept readers up to date with their plight over social media while they camped outside Corbyn's office for hours on end.
The end result of Corbyn's reshuffle is 17 women and 14 men now make up his top team. Notably, shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who backed British air strikes on Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria, kept his job amid threats of mass resignations among the top team if he were to go.
Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Party Chair and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
Tom Watson MP
Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Angela Eagle MP
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
John McDonnell MP
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Seema Malhotra MP
Shadow Home Secretary
Andy Burnham MP
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Hilary Benn MP
Opposition Chief Whip
Rosie Winterton MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Heidi Alexander MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Lucy Powell MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Owen Smith MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Emily Thornberry MP
Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, ShadowMinister for the Constitutional Convention
Jon Trickett MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Lisa Nandy MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Chris Bryant MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Lilian Greenwood MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Vernon Coaker MP
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Diane Abbott MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Ian Murray MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Nia Griffith MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Kerry McCarthy MP
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Kate Green MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Maria Eagle MP
Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration
Gloria De Piero MP
Shadow Minister for Mental Health
Luciana Berger MP
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Lords Chief Whip
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow Attorney General
Catherine McKinnell MP
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Jonathan Ashworth MP
Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning
John Healey MP
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