Official Opposition frontbench
{{Short description|In the UK Parliament; Shadow Cabinet and shadow ministers}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. The Opposition front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government frontbench and has been the Conservative Party since 5 July 2024. The current Leader of the Opposition is Kemi Badenoch, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Party Leadership Election.{{cite news | url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-kemi-badenochs-victory-means-for-the-tories/ | title=What Kemi Badenoch’s victory means for the Conservatives | newspaper=The Spectator| date= 2 November 2024| last1=Balls| first1=Katy}}
Key
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| colspan="2" | Shadow Cabinet full members in bold |
| colspan="2" | Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics |
Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office
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! colspan="5" |Office of the Leader of the Opposition |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Kemi Badenoch | November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition
| colspan="2" |Julia Lopez |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Cabinet Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | colspan="2" |Alex Burghart |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Paymaster General
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Charlie Dewhirst |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
| colspan="2" |Mike Wood |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Baroness Finn |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Equalities Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Minister for Equalities | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Claire Coutinho (On Maternity Leave) |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister for Women
| colspan="2" |Mims Davies |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| (Co-minister for Women and Equalities with Mims Davies while Claire Coutinho is on Maternity Leave.)
| colspan="2" |Saqib Bhatti |January 2025{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Shivani Raja |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Baroness Stedman-Scott |November 2024{{snd}}present |
Foreign relations
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! colspan="5" |Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Priti Patel |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
| colspan="2" |Andrew Rosindell |November 2024 - present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Lincoln Jopp |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | colspan="2" |The Lord Callanan |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Defence |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | colspan="2" |James Cartlidge |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister for Defence
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |David Reed |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister for Defence | colspan="2" |The Baroness Goldie |September 2024 – present |
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|Shadow Minister for Defence | colspan="2" |The Earl of Minto |September 2024 – present |
Law and order
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! colspan="5" |Home Department |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Home Secretary | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Chris Philp |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Matt Vickers |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Alicia Kearns |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Sarah Bool |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Murray of Blidworth | November 2024{{snd}}15 January 2025 |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |The Lord Davies of Gower | November 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Justice |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Robert Jenrick |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister of State
| colspan="2" |Kieran Mullan |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Jack Rankin |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Keen of Ellie |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Attorney General's Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland | style="width: 333px;" |The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Advocate General for Scotland |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Parliamentary Private Secretary |November 2024{{snd}}present |
Economy
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! colspan="5" |Treasury |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Mel Stride |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
| colspan="2" |Richard Fuller |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
| colspan="2" |Gareth Davies |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
| colspan="2" |James Wild |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
| colspan="2" |Mark Garnier |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Blake Stephenson |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Baroness Neville-Rolfe | November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |The Lord Altrincham | September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Business and Trade |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | style="width: 333px;" |Andrew Griffith |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister of State
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
|July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |January 2025{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Science, Innovation and Technology |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | style="width: 333px;" |Alan Mak |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister of State
|July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |September 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
|September 2024{{snd}}present |
Social services
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! colspan="5" |Education |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Education | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Laura Trott |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Neil O'Brien |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Patrick Spencer |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Baroness Barran |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Health and Social Care |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Edward Argar |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Caroline Johnson |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Luke Evans |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Neil Shastri-Hurst |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Kamall |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Work and Pensions |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | style="width: 320px;" |Helen Whately |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Parliamentary Private Secretary |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |The Viscount Younger of Leckie |September 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
|September 2024{{snd}}present |
Environment
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! colspan="5" |Energy Security and Net Zero |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Claire Coutinho |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Andrew Bowie |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Bradley Thomas |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Offord of Garvel |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Victoria Atkins |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Robbie Moore |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Neil Hudson |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Aphra Brandreth |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Roborough |September 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |The Lord Blencathra |September 2024{{snd}}present |
Culture
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! colspan="5" |Culture, Media and Sport |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Stuart Andrew |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
| colspan="2" |Saqib Bhatti |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary
| colspan="2" |Louie French |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
| colspan="2" |Joe Robertson |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister | colspan="2" |The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay |September 2024{{snd}}present |
Transport
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! colspan="5" |Transport |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | style="width: 333px;" |Gareth Bacon |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister of State
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |September 2024{{snd}}present |
Devolved and local government
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! colspan="4" |Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | style="width: 320px;" |Kevin Hollinrake |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Parliamentary Private Secretary |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Shadow Minister |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Minister
|The Baroness Scott of Bybrook |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Northern Ireland |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | style="width: 333px;" |Alex Burghart |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Scotland |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | style="width: 333px;" |Andrew Bowie |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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|Parliamentary Private Secretary |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |September 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |Wales |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | style="width: 333px;" |Mims Davies |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| Shadow Minister |The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist |November 2024{{snd}}present |
Parliament
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! colspan="5" |House Leaders |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Jesse Norman |November 2024{{snd}}present |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |The Lord True |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | |July 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="4" |House of Commons Whips |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Opposition Chief Whip | style="width: 320px;" |Rebecca Harris |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| rowspan="2" |Opposition Deputy Chief Whip
| rowspan="2" |November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Joy Morrissey |
| rowspan="8" |Senior Opposition Whip
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Greg Smith
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Alicia Kearns
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Paul Holmes
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| David Simmonds
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| James Wild
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Jerome Mayhew
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Richard Holden
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| rowspan="9" |Junior Opposition Whip
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Katie Lam
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Harriet Cross
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Ben Obese-Jecty
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Rebecca Paul
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Rebecca Smith
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Greg Stafford
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Ashley Fox
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| Andrew Snowden
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
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! colspan="5" |House of Lords Whips |
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| style="width: 450px;" |Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | style="width: 320px;" |Baroness Williams of Old Trafford |July 2024{{snd}}present |
| Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords
| colspan="2" |The Earl of Courtown |September 2024{{snd}}present |
| rowspan="5" |Opposition Lords Whip
| colspan="2" |The Earl of Effingham |September 2024{{snd}}present |
| colspan="2" |The Lord Sandhurst
|September 2024{{snd}}present |
| colspan="2" |The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
|September 2024{{snd}}present |
| colspan="2" |The Baroness Stedman-Scott
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
| colspan="2" |The Lord Jamieson
|November 2024{{snd}}present |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/opposition-holding/ His Majesty's Official Opposition]
- [https://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-lords-faqs/lords-spokes/ Spokespersons in the House of Lords]
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