Meet and connect with Labour's top team, the Shadow Cabinet. Composition. Shadow Cabinet meetings as ‘more conversational’ than Cabinet, even though these meetings were regular (for both parties, 5pm Tuesdays during sitting weeks) and were minuted.
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n. a group of prominent members of the parliamentary opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
Access videos, worksheets, lesson plans and games. Although the salary and benefits paid from the public treasury to shadow ministers remain the same as for a backbencher, some opposition parties provide an additional stipend in addition to the salary they receive as legislators while many at least reimburse shadow ministers for any additional expenses incurred that are not otherwise eligible for reimbursement out of public funds.
US results: How will this endless election end? ©2020 Copyright Labour All rights reserved. In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a Shadow Minister.
A related term is the Shadow Budget which is often prepared by shadow cabinets (and, when released, usually presented by the shadow finance minister or equivalent) as an alternative to the real budget presented by the government. [2], From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shadow_cabinet&oldid=7093780, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
John Cope, Lord Cope of Berkeley: Shadow Minister for Women and Equality: Eleanor Laing: Shadow Minister for Europe: Graham Brady: Chairman of the Conservative Policy Review Chairman of the Conservative Research Department The Rt Hon. Most notable is Mr Miliband himself, who returns as shadow business secretary. Find Members of Parliament (MPs) by postcode and constituency, and Members of the House of Lords by name and party.
He has appointed Ms Long-Bailey - a leading figure on the left of the party and a key ally of Mr Corbyn - as shadow education secretary.