Second Harman Shadow Cabinet | |
|---|---|
Shadow Cabinet of theUnited Kingdom | |
| May –September 2015 | |
| Date formed | 8 May 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 12 September 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Leader of the Opposition | Harriet Harman |
| Shadow First Secretary | Hilary Benn |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Official Opposition 232 / 650 (36%) |
| History | |
| Election | 2015 general election |
| Outgoing election | 2015 Labour Party leadership election |
| Legislature terms | 56th UK Parliament |
| Predecessor | Miliband shadow cabinet |
| Successor | Corbyn shadow cabinet |
Harriet Harman's second Shadow Cabinet was formed byHarriet Harman in 2015 during her second period as Acting Leader of theLabour Party. She assumed this role afterEd Miliband resigned as party leader (andLeader of the Opposition) and announced she would continue until a new leader was elected on 12 September 2015.[1] Miliband's resignation followed the party's defeat at the2015 general election.
On 11 May 2015, Harman announced the make-up of herShadow Cabinet.[2] Most members of Miliband's last shadow cabinet continued in their roles with the following exceptions:
Additionally, Benn was given responsibility for the despatch box during deputyPMQs againstGeorge Osborne in his role asFirst Secretary of State.[3]
Harman'sfirst shadow cabinet had been formed during a similar period as pro tempore leader followingGordon Brown's resignation following the2010 general election.
On 13 May 2015,Baroness Royall of Blaisdon announced that she would be stepping down asLeader of the Opposition in the House of Lords.[4]Baroness Smith of Basildon was elected unopposed as her successor by Labour peers on 27 May 2015, and thus took her place in the shadow cabinet.[5]
In May 2015,Rachel Reeves went on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her second child.Stephen Timms became Acting Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Sources:Parliament.ukLabour Shadow Cabinet