The Shadow Cabinet: the bewitching sequel to the sensational SUNDAY TIMES number 1 bestseller and new instalment of the HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN fantasy series: Book 2 (HMRC)

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You might be forgiven for thinking here are a bunch of people who I only kind of know about; is it really that important that they have their new jobs? But the answer is that it probably tells us quite a bit about how Keir Starmer wants to govern. Preet Gill, replaced by Nandy in the international development job, expressed at least passive annoyance by reposting a tweet from a charity campaigner who said they were “absolutely gutted” Gill had gone.

Five members of the current Shadow Cabinet have any previous Ministerial Experience: Ed Miliband, John Healey, Yvette Cooper, Pat McFadden, and David Lammy. Anneliese Dodds - Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Party Chair and Chair of Labour Policy ReviewWithout spoilering anything; the story here revolves around a group of very powerful witches in the UK (although one of them is Irish), who have been friends since school and are all outwardly living normal grown-up lives. The Shadow Cabinet is made up of the senior members of the largest party not in government, known as Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

Deputy Leader, Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work – Angela Rayner

In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a shadow minister. In the United Kingdom's House of Lords and in New Zealand, the term spokesperson is used instead of shadow. [ citation needed] In Canada, the term opposition critic is also used. [4] [5] Description and functions [ edit ] Opposition parliamentary parties which are sufficiently small that they are about the same size as the government cabinet will often appoint all of their elected members to their shadow cabinet or equivalent, with third parties more likely compared to official opposition parties to use this sort of arrangement. If the parliamentary party is only slightly larger than the government's cabinet, its leadership potentially faces the awkward position of embarrassing a small minority of legislators by singling them out for exclusion from the shadow cabinet. On the other hand, incoming governments in the Westminster system often change the number and/or composition of ministries upon assuming office. Therefore, one solution to such an aforementioned issue when it occurs is to create nominal shadow "ministries" that correspond to currently nonexistent cabinet posts the party actually intends to create once in government. An opposition party can also employ this process in reverse by "merging" its shadow ministries to correspond to actual cabinet posts the opposition party wants to merge or otherwise eliminate. [ citation needed] Use outside English-speaking countries [ edit ] The narrative was not nearly as tight as the first book. There was entire plot lines that happened that felt very unnecessary. Mostly talking about Leonie's entire middle section of the book. Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada ( Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre)

Driving the plan forward is a goal that would put us ahead of any major economy in the world,” Starmer said, adding it would need to be a “huge national effort” which would get underway within the first 100 days after a general election. Create a state-owned energy firm She was also in the room while the Labour leader conducted by phone his notably smooth reshuffle, a marked contrast to the chaos that followed changes to his top team in May 2021, after the Hartlepool byelection, when Rayner fought off attempts to demote her. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Leader, is the only member of the Shadow Cabinet to receive an additional salary on top of his salary as an MP. The Shadow Cabinet largely mirrors the positions and responsibilities of the government’s actual Cabinet, holding it accountable, and presenting themselves as a viable alternative.

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Not all opposition frontbenchers are members of the Shadow Cabinet, which is composed of the most senior opposition members (usually around twenty). As MPs returned to parliament after the summer recess, senior shadow cabinet members including Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, and Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, stayed in their roles. We’ve seen quite a lot of Keir Starmer allies - people that he’s pretty close to - elevated into more senior jobs. Pat McFadden has been given the job of shadow cabinet office minister. That’s a really important job if Labour gets into government because he’d essentially be in charge of the machinery of government.