14th September, 2010, 5:33 pm Chris Bryant makes his pitch for shadow cabinet Mark Ferguson Share this article: By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk With the leadership election now coming to a close, LabourList will refocus on the shadow cabinet elections as of next week. First up we’ve got Chris Bryant’s letter to fellow MPs, in which he makes his pitch for a place in the shadow cabinet: Chris Bryant Shadow Cabinet Pitch  (Hat-Tip – Guido Fawkes) Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Comment ‘In electing Polanski, the Green Party has chosen protest over credibility’ SPONSORED Zack Polanski has cruised into the Green Party leadership. The writing was on the wall ever since… Robert Knowles-Leak 2nd September, 2025, 11:00 am Analysis What should the new chief secretary to the prime minister do? The government has never had a “chief secretary to the prime minister” before. Previous PMs have brought ministers… Alex Thomas 2nd September, 2025, 9:53 am Comment ‘Reform will own the week – Labour must own the future’ Politics is about momentum, and the polls suggest that’s with Reform. This week, Nigel Farage will stride onto… Ryan Wain 2nd September, 2025, 6:00 am
Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson
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