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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. | 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. | 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. | Ms Dodds becomes the first female shadow chancellor. |
On her appointment, Ms Nandy, who has been MP for Wigan since 2010, thanked Sir Keir for the "opportunity to serve". | On her appointment, Ms Nandy, who has been MP for Wigan since 2010, thanked Sir Keir for the "opportunity to serve". |
She said: "It's a real honour to be tasked with leading Labour's foreign policy response in these difficult times." | She said: "It's a real honour to be tasked with leading Labour's foreign policy response in these difficult times." |
Sir Keir's top team will form a new shadow committee, which will be responsible for coordinating Labour's response to the coronavirus pandemic. | 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. | 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". | And Ms Reeves said she was looking forward to providing "a constructive opposition at this incredibly difficult time for our country". |
Nick Brown has been re-appointed chief whip and Angela Smith remains shadow leader of the Lords. | Nick Brown has been re-appointed chief whip and Angela Smith remains shadow leader of the Lords. |
Sir Keir said: "We are living through a national emergency. | 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. | "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." | "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". | 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. | 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." | 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. | 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. | Emily Thornberry, former shadow foreign secretary, has not yet been appointed to a role but remains in the shadow Cabinet. |
The cast list of any political leader's top team offers an early insight into their grip on their party, and their political instincts. | |
We know a fair bit about Sir Keir's internal power - he won the leadership easily and the new look of the party's governing body gives him oomph on the inside too. | |
We know less about precisely where he'll take the party politically. | |
So what can we read from the appointments so far? | |
Those most associated with the Corbyn project are gone: John McDonnell had already said he was off. Today we learnt Ian Lavery and Jon Trickett are trundling up to the backbenches too. | |
There are none of the names still in the Commons from Labour's time in government - who might have some public recognition value but also cart around political baggage. | |
Instead: the defeated, the promoted and the retained. | |
Lisa Nandy, beaten by Sir Keir for the top job, is brought to the top table. | |
Anneliese Dodds is promoted to lead Labour's shadowing of the Treasury - shadow chancellor is one of the most crucial jobs in opposition. | |
And Jonathan Ashworth is kept on as shadow health secretary. Having done the job for three and a half years, holding onto him in the middle of a pandemic was clearly important to Sir Keir. | |
There will be further appointments tomorrow, which will be just as revealing. |