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| Owen Smith waits on shadow cabinet future under Corbyn | Owen Smith waits on shadow cabinet future under Corbyn |
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| Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith is waiting to find out if he will keep the post or move to another role under new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. | |
| Veteran left-winger Mr Corbyn won the leadership battle by a landslide over his three rivals despite starting as a rank outsider. | Veteran left-winger Mr Corbyn won the leadership battle by a landslide over his three rivals despite starting as a rank outsider. |
| He has started assembling his shadow cabinet following Saturday's victory. | He has started assembling his shadow cabinet following Saturday's victory. |
| Rhondda MP Chris Bryant moves from shadow culture secretary to shadow leader of the house. | Rhondda MP Chris Bryant moves from shadow culture secretary to shadow leader of the house. |
| He told BBC Radio Wales he had been offered the defence brief but had declined because of differences of opinion over defence policy with the new leader. | |
| Speaking about his new role, Mr Bryant said: "I loved the [Department of Culture, Media and Sport] brief and I'd have been happy to remain there ... but I also care about the business of how we do our politics and I worry that the Tories are gerrymandering Parliament. | Speaking about his new role, Mr Bryant said: "I loved the [Department of Culture, Media and Sport] brief and I'd have been happy to remain there ... but I also care about the business of how we do our politics and I worry that the Tories are gerrymandering Parliament. |
| "They're using it in ways which I think are undemocratic and unfair and we need to take the fight to them." | "They're using it in ways which I think are undemocratic and unfair and we need to take the fight to them." |
| Mr Bryant, who had backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership contest, acknowledged it could be difficult working with a leader with whom he had some differences. | Mr Bryant, who had backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership contest, acknowledged it could be difficult working with a leader with whom he had some differences. |
| But he added: "To be fair to Jeremy, one of the things he's been absolutely clear about is we need to do politics in a different way. | But he added: "To be fair to Jeremy, one of the things he's been absolutely clear about is we need to do politics in a different way. |
| "I think there's going to be a bit more give and take within the top team and maybe voters will respect that. | "I think there's going to be a bit more give and take within the top team and maybe voters will respect that. |
| "There's a great deal of excitement at the moment because all the cards have been thrown up in the air, haven't they? | "There's a great deal of excitement at the moment because all the cards have been thrown up in the air, haven't they? |
| "Now we have to decide how we can play our best hand." | "Now we have to decide how we can play our best hand." |
| Pontypridd MP Mr Smith said he was "a Labour man first and foremost" and would be willing to serve in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet. | Pontypridd MP Mr Smith said he was "a Labour man first and foremost" and would be willing to serve in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet. |
| 'Hand grenade' | |
| Peter Hain, the former Neath MP and former Welsh Secretary, said Labour had to recognise it had had two very serious election defeats and had to build a broad coalition of support "of a kind that backs Labour's values of decency and morality and equality and fairness". | Peter Hain, the former Neath MP and former Welsh Secretary, said Labour had to recognise it had had two very serious election defeats and had to build a broad coalition of support "of a kind that backs Labour's values of decency and morality and equality and fairness". |
| However he added it had to have economic efficiency and and economy which was pro-business but pro-employee rights. | However he added it had to have economic efficiency and and economy which was pro-business but pro-employee rights. |
| So far, seven members of the shadow cabinet have resigned in the wake of Mr Corbyn's leadership victory. | So far, seven members of the shadow cabinet have resigned in the wake of Mr Corbyn's leadership victory. |
| Defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham becomes shadow home secretary and John McDonnell shadow chancellor in a number of key appointments. | Defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham becomes shadow home secretary and John McDonnell shadow chancellor in a number of key appointments. |
| Following Mr Corbyn's victory, Caerphilly MP Wayne David described the leadership contest result as a "hand grenade" going off in British politics. | Following Mr Corbyn's victory, Caerphilly MP Wayne David described the leadership contest result as a "hand grenade" going off in British politics. |
| Former Welsh government minister John Griffiths called on the party to deliver a radical manifesto for the Welsh assembly elections next year. | Former Welsh government minister John Griffiths called on the party to deliver a radical manifesto for the Welsh assembly elections next year. |