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MasunOCathain's Shadow Cabinet | |
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Date formed | 28 February 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Robert |
Leader of the Opposition | MasunOCathain |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Official Opposition 16 / 50 (32%) |
History | |
Election(s) | March 2023 general election |
Predecessor | Shadow Cabinet of Randthepanda |
The Shadow Cabinet consists of senior members of the Opposition (formally known as His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition), who scrutinise their corresponding government ministers, develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as spokespeople for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas. The Labour Party have been in opposition since October 2022.
Composition
As of 23 March 2023, the makeup of the Shadow Cabinet is:
Minister Constituency |
Shadow Office(s) | Took Office | ||
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Shadow cabinet ministers | ||||
The Rt Hon MasunOCathain MP for Bedfordshire |
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labour Party |
28 February 2023 | ||
The Rt Hon RebaAstor MP for Lothian |
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
21 March 2023 | ||
The Rt Hon JisooMinSung MP for Newham |
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | |||
The Rt Hon OctaviaBlakeston MP for Merseyside |
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | |||
The Rt Hon CH3RRYLICI0US MP for Tyneside |
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor |
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The Rt Hon jxxoseph MP for Cheshire |
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government[1] |
Notes
- ↑ The government does not use this position, the closest equivalent is Secretary of State for Northern Ireland