In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a shadow minister. In the United Kingdom's House of Lords and in New Zealand, the term spokesperson is used instead of shadow. [ citation needed] In Canada, the term opposition critic is also used. [4] [5] Description and functions [ edit ] Liz Kendall, formerly a shadow health minister and a longstanding party aide in the Blair era who ran against Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership in 2015, has replaced Jonathan Ashworth as shadow work and pensions secretary. Peter Kyle, another former Blair aide, has been promoted to shadow science secretary. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she could introduce legislation for an independence referendum by next spring Shadow Ministers are currently appointed by Sir Keir Starmer. They assist a particular Shadow Cabinet Minister in a junior capacity, shadowing the junior Ministers that operate in that same department.

Joel Bateman. "In The Shadows: The Shadow Cabinet in Australia" (PDF). Parliament of Australia: Department of Parliamentary Services . Retrieved 22 September 2012. ISBN 978-0-9806554-0-7 A spokeswoman for Ms Sturgeon said that, in a phone call with Boris Johnson earlier, she "made clear that the question of a referendum is now a matter of "when - not if” It's been a busy day for the Labour Party, with a host of post changes in Sir Keir Starmer's top team. Before the extraordinary political summer of 2015 and the birth of the new politics, if one notion was as inconceivable as Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party it was John McDonnell as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Asked whether he “supported” the appointment, Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, replied that McDonnell “is the choice Jeremy has made”. It was a pointed comment about the most controversial of many controversial appointments to the latest iteration of what Victor Wiseman (1966) called “this peculiarly British phenomenon”. But I think this does give a wobble to Labour's sentiment. He has critics on the left who have already used this as an opportunity to pile in and push him to try to change direction.

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In France, although the formation of a Shadow Cabinet is not compulsory and not common, several Shadow Cabinets have been formed.

New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada ( New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh) Luke gets some parts with a new storyline which I absolutely did not like. I did enjoy seeing things from Theo's perspective though - the only welcome change in this book. I didn't care for Leonie's mission to find her brother who stupidly went off to look for Hale all on his own - I found her chapters a bit boring at times. And I so didn't get on with what Elle does as her perfect life comes crumbling around her. Starmer has completed his shadow cabinet reshuffle to unveil his "refreshed and renewed team" and vows the party will "learn from the places we lost". In the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, the major opposition party and specifically its shadow cabinet is called His (or Her) Majesty's Loyal Opposition. [7] The adjective loyal is used because, while the role of the opposition is to oppose His Majesty's Government, it does not dispute the sovereign's right to the throne and therefore the legitimacy of the government. However, in other countries that use the Westminster system, the opposition is known simply as the parliamentary opposition. [8] Peter Kyle, who was shadow Northern Ireland secretary, takes over the previously vacant role shadowing the science, innovation and technology department, which was created only in February. Kyle is replaced in the Northern Ireland brief by Hilary Benn, the veteran former minister.Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who. She later turned her talent to journalism, interviewing luminaries such as Steps and Atomic Kitten before writing a weekly serial in a Brighton newspaper. In 2015, Juno announced her intention to undergo gender transition and live as a woman. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Leader, is the only member of the Shadow Cabinet to receive an additional salary on top of his salary as an MP.