Cabinet and minister appointments: Full list versus Labour shadow frontbench

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has finalised his Labour cabinet, making a series of government appointments quickly after arriving in Downing Street.

Now many more junior minister roles across the wider government frontbench in many departments need to be filled, beyond the handful of surprise initial appointments including Sir Patrick Vallance, James Timpson, Douglas Alexander and Jacqui Smith.

The big question is who will be in and out from existing shadow frontbench roles.

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Here is our searchable list below of the full shadow frontbench, showing where they have been appointed, or if their future’s still to be confirmed – and some new additions from Labour’s wider parliamentary intake, new and old, and experts and peers beyond.

LabourList analysis suggests there were 133 shadow frontbenchers across the Commons and Lords shortly before the election, though seven stood down and two lost their seats.

Only 109 paid ministers can be appointed in government, according to the Institute for Government, with a cap of 95 in the Commons, though the number of parliamentary private secretaries and trade envoys is unrestricted and dozens were appointed under the Conservatives.

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Note politicians are listed multiple times if they previously had multiple shadow frontbench briefs.

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