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| Labour leadership: Lisa Nandy appointed shadow foreign secretary | Labour leadership: Lisa Nandy appointed shadow foreign secretary |
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| Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has been appointed shadow foreign secretary in Keir Starmer's new shadow cabinet. | Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has been appointed shadow foreign secretary in Keir Starmer's new shadow cabinet. |
| Other appointments include Anneliese Dodds as shadow chancellor and Nick Thomas-Symonds as shadow home secretary. | Other appointments include Anneliese Dodds as shadow chancellor and Nick Thomas-Symonds as shadow home secretary. |
| Sir Keir won the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday. | Sir Keir won the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday. |
| The 57-year-old defeated Ms Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey in a ballot of party members and other supporters. | The 57-year-old defeated Ms Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey in a ballot of party members and other supporters. |
| Angela Rayner was elected deputy leader, replacing Tom Watson, who stood down as an MP before the general election in December. She will become chair of the Labour Party. | |
| Rachel Reeves has been appointed as the shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Jonathan Ashworth stays as shadow health secretary. | |
| Ms Dodds becomes the first female shadow chancellor. | |
| Sir Keir's top team will form a new shadow committee, which will be responsible for coordinating Labour's response to the coronavirus pandemic. | |
| Mr Thomas-Symonds said he was "honoured" to be appointed Labour's shadow home secretary. | |
| And Ms Reeves said she was looking forward to providing "a constructive opposition at this incredibly difficult time for our country". | |
| Sir Keir said: "We are living through a national emergency. | |
| "Under my leadership, the Labour Party will always act in the country's interest to save lives and protect livelihoods. | |
| "That will be the number one priority of my shadow cabinet." | |
| He said they would provide a "responsible opposition that supports the government where we believe they are right" and would "challenge them when we believe mistakes are being made". | |
| Barry Gardiner, sacked as shadow international trade secretary, said on Twitter that he wished Sir Keir and his new team well. | |
| And Ian Lavery, sacked as Labour chairman, congratulated Sir Keir on his election victory, and said: "Our new leadership team must continue to embrace the popular common sense agenda developed in the last few years." | |
| More announcements on Sir Keir's team are expected on Monday. | |
| Emily Thornberry, former shadow foreign secretary, has not yet been appointed to a role but remains in the shadow Cabinet. |