Corbyn in leadership revolt
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a leadership revolt with 11 of his shadow cabinet members resigning.
Corbyn, who was a strong Remain supporter, announced a new shadow cabinet this morning.
Here’s whose in the new cabinet so far:
Shadow foreign secretary – Emily Thornberry
Shadow health secretary – Diane Abbott
Shadow education secretary – Pat Glass
Shadow transport secretary – Andy McDonald
Shadow defence secretary – Clive Lewis
Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury – Rebecca Long-Bailey
Shadow international development secretary – Kate Osamor
Shadow environment food and rural affairs secretary – Rachel Maskell
Shadow voter engagement and youth affairs – Cat Smith
Shadow Northern Ireland secretary – Dave Anderson
Among those who resigned over the weekend include:
Lord Falconer, shadow justice secretary
Chris Bryant, shadow leader of the House of Commons
Heidi Alexander, shadow health secretary
Lucy Powell, shadow education secretary
Vernon Coaker, shadow Northern Ireland secretary
Ian Murray, shadow Scottish secretary – and Labour’s only MP in Scotland
Kerry McCarthy, shadow environment secretary
Seema Malhotra, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
Lillian Greenwood, shadow transport secretary
Gloria de Piero, shadow minister for young people and voter registration
Diana Johnson, shadow foreign minister
Anna Turley, shadow civil society minister
Toby Perkins, shadow defence minister
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