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Monday 27 June 2016 11:00 am

Who’s in and who’s out of Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench team?

By: Jake Cordell

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The Labour Party has been plunged into turmoil following the EU referendum result, with mass resignations, a leader who insists he is going nowhere and the prospect of bitter leadership battles in both the Labour and Conservative parties this summer.

With the string of frontbench resignations stacking up and Jeremy Corbyn himself scrambling to announce replacements, for those having problems keeping track of the movements in the Red Team, here's the latest on who's in and who's out.

In

Who? Where are they?
Emily Thornberry Shadow foreign secretary
Diane Abbott Shadow health secretary
Pat Glass Shadow education secretary
Andy McDonald Shadow transport secretary
Clive Lewis Shadow defence secretary
Rebecca Long-Bailey Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
Kate Osamor Shadow international development secretary
Rachel Maskell Shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary
Cat Smith Shadow minister for youth affairs
Dave Anderson Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary

Out

Who? Where were they?    
Hilary Benn Shadow foreign secretary Sacked Cabinet
Angela Eagle Shadow business secretary Resigned Cabinet
Kerry McCarthy Shadow environment secretary Resigned Cabinet
Lilian Greenwood Shadow transport secretary Resigned Cabinet
Gloria De Piero Shadow minister for young people Resigned Cabinet
Ian Murray Shadow Scotland secretary Resigned Cabinet
Seema Malhotra Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Resigned Cabinet
Hiedi Alexander Shadow health secretary Resigned Cabinet
Lucy Powell Shadow education secretary Resigned Cabinet
Vernon Coaker Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Resigned Cabinet
Karl Turner Shadow Attorney General Resigned Cabinet
Chris Bryant Shadow leader of the House of Commons Resigned Cabinet
Lisa Nandy Shadow energy secretary Resigned Cabinet
Owen Smith Shadow work and pensions secretary Resigned Cabinet
John Healey Shadow housing minister Resigned Cabinet
Maria Eagle Shadow culture secretary Resigned Cabinet
Nia Griffith Shadow Welsh secretary Resigned Frontbench
Stephen Kinnock PPS at shadow business Resigned Frontbench
Diana Johnson Shadow foreign office minister Resigned Frontbench
Anna Turley Shadow minister for civil society Resigned Frontbench
Toby Perkins Shadow minister for armed forces Resigned Frontbench
Chris Matheson PPS at shadow justice Resigned Frontbench
Neil Coyle PPS to Chris Bryant Resigned Frontbench
Wayne David Shadow minister at Scotland Office Resigned Frontbench
Steve Reed Shadow minister for local government Resigned Frontbench
Yvonne Fovargue Shadow consumer affairs minister Resigned Frontbench
Ruth Smeeth PPS to Northern Ireland and Scotland Office Resigned Frontbench
Alex Cunningham Shadow minister for the natural environment Resigned Frontbench

 

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