Shadow ministers appointed as Starmer completes frontbench
New Labour leader Keir Starmer has completed appointments to the main opposition party frontbench this afternoon after announcing his shadow cabinet earlier in the week.
Commenting on the new frontbench, Starmer said: “This is a new team that will take the Labour Party forward in a new era.
“Under my leadership, the Labour Party will be utterly focused on working in the national interest, rebuilding people’s trust in our party and winning the next election.”
Rose a Allin-Khan, mental health
Khalid Mahmood, Defence (procurement)
Naz Shah, community Cohesion
Yasmin Qureshi, DFID
Imran Hussain, Employmentvrights and protection
Tulip Siddiq (Bangladeshi) Children and Early years.
