Labour shadow cabinet and ministers resignations - the letters in full Labour shadow cabinet and ministers resignations - the letters in full Watch | Who has left the Labour Shadow Cabinet? 01:32 Telegraph Reporters 30 June 2016 • 7:14am The revolt against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party continue following the sacking of Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn. Here are their resignation letters in full. Pat Glass, Shadow Education Secretary It is with a heavy heart that I have today resigned as Shadow SoS Education. My dream job but the situation is untenable — Pat Glass (@PatGlassMP) June 29, 2016 I have informed my CLP Chair that whenever the next General Election takes place, I will not be Labour's candidate. pic.twitter.com/g3DADx57KF — Pat Glass (@PatGlassMP) June 28, 2016 Luciana Berger , Shadow Mental Health Minister I have spoken to Jeremy today and it is with great sadness that I have stood down from his Shadow Cabinet.

pic.twitter.com/YRYiu7HRd0 — Luciana Berger (@lucianaberger) June 27, 2016 Seema Malhotra, Shadow Chief Secretary It is with regret that I confirm I have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet. Here is my resignation letter. pic.twitter.com/sUqB4Cby0R — Seema Malhotra (@SeemaMalhotra1) June 26, 2016 Heidi Alexander, Shadow Health Secretary It is with a heavy heart that I have this morning resigned from the Shadow Cabinet. pic.twitter.com/amBRk30RtR — Heidi Alexander (@heidi_mp) June 26, 2016 Lucy Powell, Shadow Education Secretary I've just spoken to Jeremy Corbyn to tell him that with regret I'm resigning from the Shadow Cabinet.

pic.twitter.com/deLbWYaczd — Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) June 26, 2016 Lord Falconer, Shadow Justice Secretary Not available Lilian Greenwood, Shadow Transport Secretary Not available Vernon Coaker, Shadow Northern Ireland Not available Ian Murray, Shadow Scotland Secretary This has been one of the most difficult political decisions I have taken, but we need to focus on the future of the country. (1/2) — Ian Murray (@IanMurrayMP) June 26, 2016 UK Labour needs new leadership to take the country forward. Today I have resigned from the Shadow Cabinet. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/7eoLtF5bmC — Ian Murray (@IanMurrayMP) June 26, 2016 Chris Bryant, Shadow Commons Leader I have just spoken to Jeremy Corbyn. Here is my resignation letter. pic.twitter.com/n0Tbya06is — Chris Bryant MP (@RhonddaBryant) June 26, 2016 Kerry McCarthy, Shadow Environment Secretary My letter to Jeremy Corbyn setting out some of the challenges facing us following Thursday's vote.

pic.twitter.com/EBbSnOlbaF — Kerry McCarthy (@KerryMP) June 26, 2016 Gloria De Piero, Shadow Young People Secretary Not available Karl Turner, Shadow Attorney General Resignation letter in full. Will be making no further comment to the press. pic.twitter.com/9C9nhiLD5E — Karl Turner MP (@KarlTurnerMP) June 26, 2016 Lisa Nandy, Shadow Energy Secretary Not available Owen Smith, Shadow Secretary for Work & Pensions With deepest regret I resign from the Shadow Cabinet.

I will continue to fight for Labour and those we represent pic.twitter.com/fGnku5jUeV — Owen Smith (@OwenSmith_MP) June 27, 2016 Angela Eagle, Shadow Business Secretary With deep regret, and after nine months of trying to make it work, I have today resigned from the Shadow Cabinet pic.twitter.com/tX7SPDyTIZ — Angela Eagle (@angelaeagle) June 27, 2016 Kate Green, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities My letter to Jeremy advising my resignation from the shadow cabinet today pic.twitter.com/hkifPr101Y — Kate Green (@KateGreenSU) June 27, 2016 Maria Eagle, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Not available John Healey, Shadow Housing Minister I have just hand-delivered Jeremy Corbyn my resignation letter. pic.twitter.com/ntnHFzeaXN — John Healey MP (@JohnHealey_MP) June 27, 2016 Nia Griffith, Shadow Welsh Secretary With great sadness I have resigned as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales.

pic.twitter.com/g38Ks2BPaK — Nia Griffith (@NiaGriffithMP) June 27, 2016 Emma Lewell-Buck, Communities and Local Government Shadow Minister My letter to Jeremy: pic.twitter.com/mRAB85H1w0 — Emma Lewell-Buck (@EmmaLewellBuck) June 29, 2016 Nic Dakin, Shadow Schools Minister Not available Richard Burden, Shadow Transport Minister With a heavy heart I have sent my letter of resignation to Jeremy: pic.twitter.com/QdZzbU9bGT — Richard Burden MP (@RichardBurdenMP) June 27, 2016 Jack dromey, Shadow Police Minister Jack Dromey's resignation letter to Corbyn. "We cannot fight back and win with you as leader pic.twitter.com/uUhyKRb66w — Jonathan Walker (@jonwalker121) June 27, 2016 Keir Starmer, Shadow Home Office Minister With sadness & regret, I have resigned as shadow home office minister: Brexit has changed the challenge ahead.

pic.twitter.com/l9NWXCh9zN — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) June 27, 2016 Anna Turley, Shadow Minister for Civil Society It is with great sadness that I just sent my resignation as Shadow Minister for Civil Society to Jeremy Corbyn. pic.twitter.com/DDUgtff70Q — Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) June 27, 2016 Diana Johnson, Shadow Foreign Minister This is the text of my resignation letter sent to Jeremy Corbyn. pic.twitter.com/NoEyBywinA — Diana Johnson (@DianaJohnsonMP) June 27, 2016 Toby Perkins, Shadow Armed Forces Minister I have informed Jeremy Corbyn that I am resigning from my post of Shadow Armed Forces Minister. My letter attached. pic.twitter.com/8ui8lGHVUP — Toby Perkins (@tobyperkinsmp) June 27, 2016 Steve Reed, Shadow Minister for Local Government I have resigned as Shadow Minister for Local Government.

Here is my letter of resignation pic.twitter.com/WcMZp757xE — Steve Reed (@SteveReedMP) June 27, 2016 Yvonne Fovargue, Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister I have today resigned from the frontbench as Shadow Minister - Consumer Affairs & Science pic.twitter.com/PYpjwOiIKU — Yvonne Fovargue (@Y_FovargueMP) June 27, 2016 Alex Cunningham, Shadow Minister for Natural Environment My letter of resignation from the post of Shadow Minister for the Natural environment pic.twitter.com/wPUWbfXkdO — Alex Cunningham (@ACunninghamMP) June 27, 2016 Wayne David, Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office, Scotland & Justice This is my letter of resignation from Labour's Frontbench pic.twitter.com/N2Varu8sHF — Wayne David (@WayneDavid_MP) June 27, 2016 Roberta Blackman-Woods, Shadow Housing Minister I have just resigned my position on the frontbench for the reasons as set out below in my letter to Jeremy pic.twitter.com/wtYq5lgt9D — R.

Blackman-Woods (@robertabwMP) June 27, 2016 Jenny Chapman, Shadow Education Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Employment Minister It is with enormous regret that I have resigned as Shadow Employment Minister. pic.twitter.com/KWe52wgVQc — Nick Thomas-Symonds (@NickTorfaenMP) June 27, 2016 Susan Elan Jones, Shadow Deputy Wales Minister Thursday’s EU Referendum result was a disaster for our country and for the UK Labour Party. That is why today, with a very heavy heart, I have resigned as Shadow Wales Office Minister. In common with Shadow Welsh Secretary Nia Griffith, I call on Jeremy Corbyn to stand down as Leader of the Labour Party. I have shared my decision with my Welsh Assembly colleague Ken Skates and he totally supports my course of action. Over the last couple of days, I have received many messages from Clwyd South Labour members and supporters. The bulk of these have called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign for the good of our Party, our constituency and our countries of Wales and Britain. Our neighbouring constituency Labour Party of Wrexham has also passed a resolution of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn.

Neither Clwyd South Labour Party nor I nominated Jeremy Corbyn to be UK Labour Party Leader last summer. However, I recognise that there are members in our constituency who voted for him. Although some of these have now contacted me asking that I urge his resignation, a minority of members who have been in touch take a different view. I must respectfully disagree with them. One reason I agreed to serve as a Shadow Minister under Jeremy Corbyn’s Leadership was that I felt his promise to reach out to people who never voted was worthy of great support. I also hoped that he would help deliver a ‘Remain’ vote from those on the British Left who had always been Eurosceptic. He failed on both counts and seemed totally unable to grasp the issues in the debate on immigration as it relates to our heartland Labour areas. After Thursday’s Referendum result it is abundantly clear that Jeremy Corbyn could never become Prime Minister. It is also clear that he does not command any real electoral support outside the M25. When I was re-elected as MP for Clwyd South in May 2015, I made a plea that we should never forget those in our society who are less fortunate, especially people on zero hours contracts.

I also emphasised the need for our Party to remember that it exists first and foremost to support the lives and life chances of ordinary working people across our country. Neither of these goals are achievable with an unelectable Party Leader. Some within the political bubble are debating whether Jeremy Corbyn has done his best. That, to me, is irrelevant. An unelectable best is not good enough for my constituency or my Party in the face of a right-wing Tory Government. Finally, although I shall no longer be a Shadow Minister, I will of course continue to be totally committed to my work in Parliament and my constituency, as well as to the Party of which I have been a member for nearly 31 years. Thangam Debbonaire, Shadow Culture Minister Not available BBC News - Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Click on the faces for profiles Here are details of Ed Miliband's ministerial team following his October 2013 reshuffle. This page is no longer being updated. For latest, click here .

ED MILIBAND - LABOUR LEADER The then 40-year-old beat older brother and former foreign secretary David to the Labour leadership in 2010 by the narrowest of margins, with the backing of the trade unions proving decisive. Attempted to shake-off his "Red Ed" tag by talking about the "squeezed middle" - but faced criticism the party lacked direction. He launched a two-year policy review and consultation exercise on "refounding" Labour as a more modern and inclusive party. He faced criticism his leadership lacked edge, but won support over his reaction to the phone-hacking scandal - and his decision to burn the party's bridges with Rupert Murdoch's media empire. The son of a Marxist intellectual and an MP since 2005, he was formerly an adviser to Gordon Brown. After entering Parliament, he enjoyed a rapid rise, becoming energy and climate change secretary in 2008. Married his long-term partner and mother of his two young children, Justine Thornton in 2011. ED BALLS - SHADOW CHANCELLOR As Gordon Brown's chief economic adviser, he was at the chancellor's side for many years.

After being elected an MP in 2005, he quickly became a Treasury minister but had to deny accusations of briefing against Tony Blair. Later he became schools secretary and narrowly held on to his seat in the 2010 election after being targeted by the Tories. Came third in the Labour leadership contest and was named shadow home secretary, despite being tipped for shadow chancellor. His public calls for Labour to change its position on the deficit were widely seen as having lost him the job. However, following Alan Johnson's resignation in January 2011, Mr Balls, at the age of 44 , became shadow chancellor after all. Married to shadow cabinet colleague Yvette Cooper. YVETTE COOPER - SHADOW HOME SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES Popular throughout the party, the then 42-year old got the most votes of any MP in the shadow cabinet elections. A former journalist with the Independent, she was marked out early on as a rising star after being elected in 1997. Two years later, at the age of 30, she became a minister - the youngest at the time.

She rose quickly up the ministerial ladder, working in the Treasury before becoming work and pensions secretary. Was urged by some to run for the leadership but decided against it, saying it was not the right time. Another of those seen as a potential shadow chancellor, she was in fact appointed shadow foreign secretary in Ed Miliband's first front bench line-up, but moved to the home affairs brief after Alan Johnson's resignation. Married to Ed Balls - they are the first married couple to serve as cabinet ministers at the same time. They have three children. DOUGLAS ALEXANDER - SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY The former solicitor is one of only a handful of senior Labour figures who were close to both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Once Gordon Brown's speechwriter, he served as Scottish secretary and transport secretary under Tony Blair and international development secretary under Gordon Brown. Blamed by some for the election that never was in 2007 after urging Gordon Brown to call a snap poll. Aged 43 , he co-ordinated the 2010 Labour general election campaign. Backed David Miliband in the leadership contest, chairing his campaign.

TRISTRAM HUNT - SHADOW EDUCATION SECRETARY Historian Tristram Hunt, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since 2010, was promoted from shadow minister to shadow education secretary in the October 2013 reshuffle. He replaced Stephen Twigg. Mr Hunt is best known as a regular newspaper columnist, broadcaster and history lecturer. After taking a first-class degree in history from Cambridge University, he served as an exchange fellow at the University of Chicago before returning to Cambridge to complete his doctorate. He went on to work for Tony Blair in the Labour Party HQ on the 1997 General Election campaign and became a special adviser to former Science Minister Lord Sainsbury. ANDY BURNHAM - SHADOW HEALTH SECRETARY Turning 40 in 2010, Burnham was the youngest candidate in the Labour leadership contest, in which he came fourth. During the campaign, he argued that Labour had lost touch with its grass roots supporters and been dazzled by wealth. Like many senior figures in the party, he is a former special adviser. He rose quickly through the ranks after becoming an MP, serving as chief secretary to the Treasury, culture secretary and health secretary.

He is a keen football player and avid Everton fan. Looked after education in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet before returning to his previous love, health in 2011. HARRIET HARMAN - DEPUTY LEADER AND SHADOW CULTURE SECRETARY Labour's deputy leader, she took over from Gordon Brown as acting leader in May 2010, capping a remarkable political comeback after she was sacked from Tony Blair's first cabinet in 1998 in a row over welfare reform. She worked her way back into favour and held a number of ministerial positions, including solicitor general, before beating Alan Johnson to the deputy leadership in 2007, at the age of 56 . A longstanding campaigner for women's rights, she led a drive while in government to have domestic violence taken more seriously. Widely commended for her Commons performances as acting leader. Swapped briefs with Ivan Lewis in October 2011, having previously spoken on international development.

RACHEL REEVES - SHADOW WORK AND PENSIONS SECRETARY Shortly after returning from maternity leave she was promoted in October 2013 from the post of shadow treasury secretary having been shadow pensions minister in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet. The MP for Leeds West was first elected to Parliament at the age of 31 in 2010. A former Bank of England economist, Ms Reeves quickly became a strong voice in opposition and penned an entry in the Purple Book - produced by Lord Mandelson's Progress group - warning that Labour should address the UK's poor rates of saving with targeted tax relief. Oxford and LSE-educated, she also worked at the British Embassy in Washington and at Halifax Bank of Scotland before entering Parliament. CHUKA UMUNNA - SHADOW BUSINESS SECRETARY A former employment lawyer turned MP for the London constituency of Streatham, Mr Umunna has seen his stock rise inexorably since he was elected in 2010. A former PPS to Ed Miliband, he's already been a shadow business minister and also sat on the powerful Treasury select committee. He has attacked the coalition government for not doing enough to foster bank lending through its Project Merlin agreement.

Just 31 when elected, he is already been talked of as a potential future leader. HILARY BENN - SHADOW COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECRETARY As the son of former Labour Cabinet minister Tony Benn, the MP for Leeds Central is part of a political dynasty. Regarded as more pragmatic than his father, he was a union official and special adviser to then education and employment minister David Blunkett before becoming an MP in 1999. Well-regarded as international development and environment secretary under Gordon Brown despite having a generally low profile. At the age of 53 stood for the deputy leadership in 2007, coming fourth. One of Ed Miliband's primary supporters in the leadership contest. SADIQ KHAN - SHADOW JUSTICE SECRETARY One of the most high profile Muslim MPs, the then 40-year-old was an early backer of Ed Miliband to be Labour leader and went on to run his campaign. Before becoming an MP in 2005 he was a leading human rights solicitor and chairman of pressure group Liberty.

He is a former government whip, local government minister and transport minister, who was promoted to shadow transport secretary when Lord Adonis stood down after the 2010 general election. Since taking on the justice brief, he has admitted Labour did not do enough to tackle reoffending but accused the coalition of focusing on cutting costs not crime. Leading light in Labour think tanks The Fabian Society and Progress. VERNON COAKER - SHADOW DEFENCE SECRETARY Moving to defence from shadow Northern Ireland secretary in October 2013, the MP for Gedling held several ministerial positions in the last Labour government. One of those jobs was to look after policing - something he continued in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet. He was also minister for drugs and crime reduction under Tony Blair and sparked controversy, given that role, when he admitted having smoked cannabis as a student. Mr Coaker first entered Parliament in 1997, aged 43, having failed to win seats in both 1992 and 1987. Married with two children, he's also a former government whip.

CAROLINE FLINT - SHADOW ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARY The then 47-year old caused a stir in 2009 when she quit the government and accused Gordon Brown of regarding her and other senior women in the Cabinet as "window dressing". Like many leading female MPs, the former union worker entered Parliament in the 1997 Labour landslide. Responsible for the controversial eco-town project as housing minister before becoming Europe minister in 2008. Supported David Miliband in the leadership contest. A beneficiary of Ed Miliband's first reshuffle, she moved from the communities and local government brief in October 2011. ANGELA EAGLE - SHADOW LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS One of twin sisters in the shadow cabinet, the MP for Wallasey in Merseyside joined the Labour party when she was 17. The former union official was present on the Labour frontbench throughout the Blair and Brown years, without ever making the Cabinet. Her middle-ranking roles included social security minister and pensions minister. One of Labour's first openly gay MPs, she formed a civil partnership with her long-term partner in 2008. She supported David Miliband in the leadership contest.

In Ed Miliband's 2011 reshuffle, at the age of 50 , she was shifted to shadow leader of the Commons from shadow chief secretary to the Treasury. CHRIS LESLIE - SHADOW CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY Chris Leslie has been appointed shadow chief secretary to the Treasury in the latest Labour frontbench reshuffle. The former Bradford councillor was elected MP for Shipley - a Tory stronghold in Yorkshire - in 1997. He held several junior positions in the former Labour government within the Cabinet Office, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. He lost his Shipley seat in 2005, but re-entered Parliament in 2010 as MP for Nottingham East. He went on to serve as shadow financial secretary to the Treasury on Labour's front bench in the Commons. MARY CREAGH - SHADOW TRANSPORT SECRETARY Mary Creagh has moved from shadow environment secretary to shadow transport secretary in October 2013. When she was appointed to Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet in October 2010, the then 42-year old had never held a frontbench role before.

The Wakefield MP worked for the European Parliament and in academia before entering Parliament in 2005. A keen Europhile, she is fluent in French and Italian. Worked as parliamentary private secretary to Andy Burnham but voted for David Miliband in the leadership contest. MARIA EAGLE - SHADOW ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY Maria Eagle moved in October 2013 to shadow environment secretary in a job swap with Mary Creagh. She is the sister of Angela but chose to support Ed Miliband in the leadership contest. Ms Eagle was a solicitor in Liverpool before entering Parliament in 1997. She held a series of ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including children's minister and equalities minister. Like her twin, she lists cricket as one of her interests and is a proficient chess player. JIM MURPHY - SHADOW INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY Jim Murphy was moved - demoted in many people's eyes - in October 2013 from shadow defence secretary. He is a Blairite who worked on David Miliband's leadership campaign. He has held a string of government jobs since entering Parliament in 1997, after snatching the Conservative Party's safest seat in Scotland.

He served Labour in power as a whip, Cabinet Office minister, welfare minister, Europe minister and, finally, at the age of 41 , Scottish secretary. The East Renfrewshire MP is a former president of the National Union of Students, who lists his hobbies as model trains and playing football. MARGARET CURRAN - SHADOW SCOTTISH SECRETARY Previously an MSP, Ms Curran represented Glasgow Bailliestone since the Scottish Parliament's inception in 1999. But when that constituency was torn up in boundary changes she made the move to Westminster in 2010. Under her, Labour took back Glasgow East having lost it in a by-election defeat by the SNP in 2008. In Holyrood, she held various posts, including minister for communities, overseeing the executive's flagship anti-social behaviour laws. Before entering politics she was a lecturer in community education. The then 52-year-old took up her first full shadow cabinet role in October 2011. JON TRICKETT - DEPUTY LABOUR PARTY CHAIR Jon Trickett takes over from the departing Tom Watson as deputy Labour party chair.

Gordon Brown's former parliamentary aide, Mr Trickett previously attended shadow cabinet as a junior minister and became a full member as shadow Cabinet Office minister in Ed Miliband's 2011 reshuffle. The then 61-year-old MP for Hemsworth took over the role from Tessa Jowell. MICHAEL DUGHER - SHADOW CABINET OFFICE MINISTER Michael Dugher became shadow Cabinet Office minister in October 2013 after attending the shadow cabinet as shadow minister without portfolio. Mr Dugher won the seat of Barnsley East at the 2010 General Election, after serving as chief political spokesman for the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Having joined the ranks of the Labour parliamentary party, he then became a parliamentary private secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Ed Miliband. He is also currently vice-chairman of the Labour Party. GLORIA DE PIERO - WOMEN AND EQUALITIES MINISTER Gloria De Piero was appointed shadow women and equalities minister in the October 2013 reshuffle. The former GMTV political editor was an political admirer of Tony Blair and backed David Miliband as party leader.

She was elected as MP for Ashfield at the 2010 General Election and appointed to a junior role in the shadow Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport. Since October 2011, Ms De Piero has served as a junior shadow Home Office minister. OWEN SMITH - SHADOW WELSH SECRETARY Former BBC radio producer and special adviser who has risen quickly through the ranks. The then 40-year-old was elected in 2010 for Pontypridd, but previously stood unsuccessfully in the 2006 Blaenau Gwent by-election where he lost to independent Dai Davies. He supported Ed Miliband for the leadership and was given a role in his shadow team five months after entering the House, first as shadow Wales minister and then in the shadow Treasury team. This is his first shadow cabinet role. IVAN LEWIS - SHADOW NORTHERN IRELAND SECRETARY Moving from shadow minister for international development in October 2013, former charity worker and chief executive of the Manchester Jewish Federation, Mr Lewis held a string of junior ministerial posts in the Labour government after becoming an MP in 1997 at the age of 31.

He started out as a parliamentary private secretary to then Trade Secretary Stephen Byers, before going on to be an education minister, Treasury minister, health minister and international development minister. Most recently, he was minister of state at the Foreign Office. His previous shadow cabinet role was as culture spokesman in which he was a vocal campaigner on phone hacking. ROSIE WINTERTON - CHIEF WHIP The then 52-year-old was elected unopposed in a ballot for chief whip in 2010. A former local government minister, the Doncaster Central MP is responsible for maintaining discipline among Labour MPs in crucial Commons votes. BARONESS ROYALL - SHADOW LEADER OF THE LORDS Continues to lead her party in the Lords, having done the job, while in government, under Gordon Brown. She is also a spokesman on education, work and pensions, Northern Ireland and equality issues. Born in 1955 , she started her political career as a special adviser to Neil - now Lord - Kinnock in the 1980s.

LORD BASSAM - LABOUR CHIEF WHIP IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS A long-serving leader of Brighton and Hove Council, Lord Bassam was given a peerage in 1997 at the age of 44. The former local government official has continued as Labour's chief whip in the Lords, having done the job since before the 2010 general election. More on This Story Who's who: Labour shadow cabinet in full - BBC News BBC News Who's who: Labour shadow cabinet in full 11 January 2016 Here is a full list of Labour's shadow cabinet, following party leader Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle. Leader of the Opposition - Jeremy Corbyn The veteran Labour MP for Islington North was elected party leader with nearly 60% of the vote in the wake of the party's 2015 election defeat. A left-winger first elected to Parliament in 1983, Mr Corbyn championed a range of causes such as unilateral nuclear disarmament and opposition to military intervention abroad that, during the 1990s and noughties, left him on the fringes of the party.

But his anti-austerity message and the support of new members propelled him to a shock victory. Since becoming leader, he has brought a different tone to Prime Minister's Questions but faced dissent from within Labour over issues such as Syria and Trident. Deputy leader, party chair and shadow Cabinet Office minister - Tom Watson Image copyright Getty Images A former trade union official who once shared a flat with Unite leader Len McCluskey, Mr Watson entered Parliament in 2001 as MP for West Bromwich. He was a government whip and defence minister under Tony Blair, but resigned in 2006, calling for the then prime minister to quit in the interests of the Labour Party and the country. An ally of Gordon Brown, he was a Cabinet Office minister and deputy party chairman under his government. Mr Watson is known for campaigning on issues including phone hacking, surveillance laws and historical child abuse. Shadow first secretary of state, shadow business, innovation and skills secretary - Angela Eagle Image copyright PA Angela Eagle had been tipped as a potential shadow chancellor but has been given the business brief instead. She was also announced as shadow first secretary of state and has deputised for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions when David Cameron is away.

The MP for Wallasey stood in the deputy leadership contest and was also a cabinet minister under Gordon Brown. As shadow leader of the Commons her weekly Business questions session will have been good practice for PMQs. Shadow chancellor - John McDonnell Image copyright PA The veteran Labour leftwinger is best friends with Mr Corbyn and co-ordinated his election campaign. It is thought he was promised the top job some time ago. The MP for Hayes and Harlington previously stood for Labour leader in 2007 and 2010. A prominent rebel, he recently declared he would "swim through vomit" to vote against benefit cuts and faced criticism for telling a union event that he would "like to go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher". He sparked outrage in 2003 by saying IRA terrorists should be "honoured" for taking part in their "armed struggle", while attending a gathering to commemorate the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands. Shadow chief Treasury secretary - Seema Malhotra Image copyright PA Seema Malhotra became MP for the London seat of Feltham and Heston in 2011 in a by-election following the death of Alan Keen.

In August 2014, she was given the newly-created role of shadow minister for preventing violence against women and girls, by the then Labour leader Ed Miliband. She will be Mr McDonnell's number two in the shadow Treasury team. Shadow home secretary - Andy Burnham Image copyright Reuters Defeated leadership contender Andy Burnham served as chief secretary to the Treasury, culture secretary and health secretary in Gordon Brown's government. The MP for Leigh - who came fourth out of five contenders in the 2010 battle and came second to Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 - was also previously shadow health secretary. In April 2009, having been booed at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, he began a campaign that eventually led to the second Hillsborough inquiry. Having lost out to Mr Corbyn in the leadership contest, he said the priority was to "unite and to take on the Tories". Shadow foreign secretary - Hilary Benn Image copyright PA Hilary Benn remains as shadow foreign secretary despite speculation that he would be moved in a reshuffle. The MP, son of the former cabinet minister Tony Benn, has had highly public differences of opinion with Mr Corbyn over how to confront so-called Islamic State.

He voted to approve UK bombing of militants in Syria, making a passionate speech from the dispatch box contradicting his leader's position. Mr Benn served as a minister in both the Blair and Brown governments, and was shadow secretary of state for communities and local government in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet. He faced Chancellor George Osborne in Prime Minister's Questions in June, while David Cameron was away in Europe. Opposition chief whip - Rosie Winterton Image copyright PA A former government minister for transport, work and pensions and local government at different times under Gordon Brown, she retains the crucial job of shadow chief whip. Ms Winterton, a former aide to John Prescott, filled the same role throughout Ed Miliband's leadership. She could face some tough challenges managing the different wings of the party. Shadow health secretary - Heidi Alexander Image copyright PA A former party whip under Ed Miliband's leadership, the MP for Lewisham East may be unknown to many outside Westminster. She has previously campaigned against the closure of Lewisham Hospital's A&E department. Shadow education secretary - Lucy Powell The Manchester Central MP, elected in 2012, is close to Ed Miliband and was vice-chair of Labour's general election campaign.

During the leadership campaign she said she had "never, ever met or spoken to" Mr Corbyn since becoming an MP. After being appointed, she said education was a subject she was "passionate" about. Shadow work and pensions secretary - Owen Smith Image copyright PA The former shadow Welsh secretary said it was a "great honour" to be appointed to the work and pensions brief. Before entering politics, he spent 10 years working as a BBC journalist. Shadow defence secretary - Emily Thornberry Image copyright PA The Islington South MP was promoted to the shadow cabinet in January 2016 during a protracted reshuffle, which led to the sacking of two leading shadow ministers - Michael Dugher and Pat McFadden - and the resignation of a number of junior spokesmen in protest. Ms Thornberry, the wife of a High Court judge, was a ministerial aide under Gordon Brown and served as shadow attorney general under Ed Miliband. However, she was sacked in November 2014 after posting a tweet of an image of a white van outside a house bedecked with St George's flags on the eve of the Rochester by-election - a tweet construed to be disparaging and for which she apologised.

She has since rehabilitated herself and, after nominating Mr Corbyn in the leadership election, was made a work and pensions spokeswomen. Shadow lord chancellor, shadow justice secretary - Lord Falconer of Thoroton Lord Falconer is to continue as shadow justice secretary, having initially been appointed by acting leader Harriet Harman. A former flatmate and close ally of former prime minister Tony Blair, he served as Lord Chancellor under the Blair government. Shadow communities and local government secretary - Jon Trickett Image copyright John Trickett Mr Trickett, the MP for Hemsworth, was one of Jeremy Corbyn's most senior backers in the Parliamentary Labour Party. He was shadow minister without portfolio and deputy chairman under Ed Miliband's leadership. He has dismissed claims Labour lost the general election because it was too left wing, saying there was a "gulf between the population and political class". Shadow energy and climate change secretary - Lisa Nandy The Wigan MP, seen as being on the left of the party, has previously been a shadow Cabinet Office and education minister. Left wing journalist Owen Jones says he considered starting a campaign to make her leader after Ed Miliband.

Shadow Commons leader - Chris Bryant Image caption Christ Bryant said the Labour party needs someone with "resilience" to lead it The MP for the Rhondda moves from the job of shadow culture secretary. Mr Bryant, who backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership contest, has also been the shadow work and pensions, and Home Office, minister. He was offered the job of shadow defence secretary but turned it down due to disagreements with Mr Corbyn on defence policy. Shadow transport secretary - Lilian Greenwood Image copyright (C) British Broadcasting Corporation The Nottingham South MP has represented the seat since 2010. She has been promoted from shadow rail minister under Ed Miliband's leadership. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary - Vernon Coaker The MP for Gedling returns to the position he filled in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet from 2010-13. He later became shadow defence secretary. Mr Coaker - who chaired Yvette Cooper's Labour leadership campaign - was also minister for schools under Gordon Brown. Shadow international development secretary - Diane Abbott Image copyright PA Another left-wing MP, she stood in the Labour leadership contest in 2010 - losing to Ed Miliband - and was defeated in this year's London mayoral candidate election.

A prominent rebel against the Blair and Brown governments, she voted against the party line on issues including a third runway for Heathrow, renewing the UK's Trident nuclear submarine system, tuition fees and the war in Iraq. She is MP for the east London seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Shadow Scotland secretary - Ian Murray Image copyright Labour Party He continues as shadow Scotland secretary, having initially been given the role by acting leader Harriet Harman in May. The MP for Edinburgh South is the only current Labour MP in Scotland. Shadow Wales secretary - Nia Griffith The MP for Llanelli since 2005. She was shadow minister for Wales under the last leadership and also served as a shadow business minister. Ms Griffith said she was "very honoured" to be appointed to the shadow cabinet. Shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary - Kerry McCarthy The Bristol East MP, first elected in 2005, has previously shadowed positions in the Foreign Office, Treasury and Department for Work and Pensions. She is also a vegan and campaigns on food issues.

Shadow women and equalities minister - Kate Green The former head of the National Council for One Parent Families and the Child Poverty Action group was made a shadow minister by Ed Miliband after entering Parliament in 2010. The MP for Stretford and Urmston was promoted to the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn. Shadow culture, media and sport secretary - Maria Eagle The identical twin sister of the party's new business spokeswoman, Angela Eagle. The Garston and Halewood MP was previously shadow defence secretary but was moved to the less high-profile brief in January 2016 after clashing with Mr Corbyn over the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system. In contrast to the Labour leader, Ms Eagle was in favour of renewing Trident. She also voted to support air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. Shadow young people and voter registration minister - Gloria De Piero The former GMTV reporter has represented Ashfield since the 2010 general election. She served as a shadow culture minister and shadow Home Office minister under Ed Miliband, before being appointed as a shadow minister for women and equalities in 2013. Shadow mental health minister - Luciana Berger The Liverpool Wavertree MP backed Andy Burnham in the leadership election.

She was a shadow health minister under Ed Miliband. Shadow Lords leader - Baroness Smith of Basildon The Labour MP for Basildon until 2010, Baroness Smith served as a Cabinet Office minister under Gordon Brown's government. She keeps the position she has held since May. Lords chief whip - Lord Bassam of Brighton Former leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, he has held the chief whip position since May 2010. Shadow minister without portfolio - Jonathan Ashworth Image copyright Labour Party The Leicester South MP was a shadow Cabinet Office minister under Ed Miliband. He backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership election over his Leicester neighbour Liz Kendall, telling the Leicester Mercury he had agonised over the decision. Shadow housing and planning minister - John Healey Mr Healey is shadowing a portfolio he held under Gordon Brown. The Wentworth and Dearne held a range of post during the Labour government, including financial secretary to the Treasury and local government minister. Shadow attorney general - Karl Turner The MP for Hull East took over the role of Labour's chief legal adviser after the resignation of Catherine McKinnell. Mr Turner represents the seat once held by deputy prime minister John Prescott.

He was previously shadow solicitor general Jeremy Corbyn unveils 'unifying' shadow cabinet team - BBC News BBC News Jeremy Corbyn unveils 'unifying' shadow cabinet team 14 September 2015 Close share panel Media captionJeremy Corbyn announced that he wants PMQs to feature "less theatre and more facts" Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled what he called a "unifying" new shadow cabinet, naming his left-wing ally John McDonnell as shadow chancellor. Defeated leadership rival Andy Burnham is shadow home secretary, while Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign secretary. The most senior roles on the Labour front bench are taken by men but half of the posts went to women. Meanwhile, in his first interview, Mr McDonnell said capitalism was "failing" and he wanted to "transform it". Angela Eagle, the new shadow business secretary, was also named shadow first secretary of state and will stand in on occasions for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions. Her twin sister, Maria Eagle, has been made shadow defence secretary. 'Change and continuity' Addressing Labour MPs for the first time as leader, Mr Corbyn said 28,000 new members had joined the party since his election.

He outlined his immediate priorities - including housing, next year's elections in Scotland and Wales and winning the general election in 2020. Image copyright PA Image caption Jeremy Corbyn has chaired his first shadow cabinet meeting Mr Corbyn said his new line-up was a "strong combination of change and continuity" but the appointment of Mr McDonnell, a close friend who managed his campaign, is proving controversial. The Hayes and Harlington MP has previously faced criticism for telling a union event he would "like to go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher" and in 2003 said IRA terrorists should be "honoured" for taking part in their "armed struggle". He previously said a Corbyn government would pledge to clear the budget deficit, "but not by hitting the poor". 'Serious endeavour' Mr McDonnell told Channel 4 News he believed the role of shadow chancellor was "to put forward an alternative to what's happening at the moment". He said he was "not particularly interested in tax on income" and instead wanted to focus on those who were "literally laughing all the way to the bank" and "not paying their fair share".

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption John McDonnell's appointment as shadow chancellor proved most controversial Responding to criticism of his IRA comments, Mr McDonnell said he "might not have chosen the right words" but had made his comments at a time when the peace process was "extremely fragile". He also said he could see the new Labour Party campaigning to stay in Europe "but what we're asking for is significant reform… we want our own our reform agenda". Asked if he really wanted to be chancellor, he said he did, adding: "This is a serious endeavour to get back into government." Other appointments include: Lisa Nandy - shadow energy secretary Lucy Powell, Ed Miliband's general election co-ordinator - shadow education secretary Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander - shadow health secretary Lord Falconer - continues as shadow justice secretary Seema Malhotra - shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Diane Abbott - shadow international development secretary Shadow Northern Ireland secretary - Vernon Coaker Rosie Winterton - continues as chief whip Ian Murray - continues as shadow Scottish secretary Chris Bryant, the new shadow Commons leader, said he had been offered the job of shadow defence secretary but turned it down because he disagreed with Mr Corbyn "about a lot of defence issues".

He predicted Mr Corbyn's reign as Labour leader would be a "bumpy ride", with many Labour MPs at odds. But Mr Benn defended Mr Corbyn, who he said had won a "thumping" victory in the leadership election, but declined to say he backed the appointment of Mr McDonnell. Mr Benn and Mr Bryant both played down reports Mr Corbyn could back leaving the EU in the referendum promised by 2017. The Labour leader has said he is not content with the EU as it stands, but wants to stay to fight for a "better Europe". Speaking on Monday, he said David Cameron must not be given a "blank cheque" to renegotiate whatever he liked and the changes he agreed - which will be put to a referendum by the end of 2017 - must be the "right ones". Analysis Image copyright PA Analysis by Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor Where are the new shadow ministers swearing loyalty for ever more? Where are the full-throated cries of support from the whole team for the leader? Nowhere, because Jeremy Corbyn will never be able to persuade the members of all of his team to support all of his positions publicly, let alone in 24 hours.

But also, because he says he wants full and frank discussions about what to do. So by accident or design, or probably both, today new shadow ministers have been free to pick and choose which bits of Project Corbyn they like - even turning down one job in favour of another because of their beliefs. For the world in Westminster, where the wheels are greased with loyalty, discipline and ambition, this is a departure. Ahmed: What will business make of McDonnell? Several Labour politicians also criticised the new party leader for failing to give leading jobs to women. Labour MP Diana Johnson tweeted the appointments were "so very disappointing", while former shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran tweeted that it needed "an urgent rethink". Mr McDonnell said the health and education portfolios were more important than the traditional "great offices of state", adding: "He has broken with that tradition and I'm really pleased." Media captionJohn McDonnell: "The cabinet and the whole administration looks as if it will be gender-balanced" But conversations among Mr Corbyn's close advisers, overheard by a BBC reporter , suggest the decision to give Angela Eagle the additional role of first secretary of state was taken soon after after one aide said the party was the subject of criticism "out there about women".

Former home secretary Charles Clarke said Mr Corbyn had choices about his appointments, but "the choice he made was to go down the most hardline position there was". Labour needed to develop a coherent alternative economic strategy and Mr McDonnell "will simply not be able to do that", he added. Image copyright EPA Image caption Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall were among about a dozen shadow ministers who said they would not serve Image copyright PA Image caption Tom Watson, pictured behind Mr Corbyn, said there was no chance of a coup Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has urged MPs to back Mr Corbyn. while Frances O'Grady, the TUC's general secretary, has called on the opposition to "look sharp, pull together...and get stuck in". But the other leadership candidates Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall, as well as Chuka Umunna, Mary Creagh, Tristram Hunt, Rachel Reeves, Chris Leslie, Jamie Reed, Emma Reynolds, Shabana Mahmood and Caroline Flint said they would not serve in Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

Question: What surname is shared by a member of the cabinet and of the shadow cabinet ?
Answer: ALEXANDER