Opposition frontbench of Kemi Badenoch
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The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow cabinet and other shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. Since 2024, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition is the Conservative Party, and the Leader of the Opposition is Kemi Badenoch.[1]
Formation and changes
The full shadow cabinet was announced on 5 November 2024.[2] Junior appointments were made on 6 November.[3] On 18 November it was confirmed that all of the 26 new Conservative MPs elected at the 2024 general election were given positions in opposition.[4][5] On 20 November, the full frontbench team was confirmed.[6]
On 22 July 2025, a Conservative party spokesperson announced that there would be a frontbench reshuffle, with James Cleverly set to return to the frontbench in a "prominent" role. The reshuffle had initially expected to involve small changes, though the BBC later reported that there would be a bigger change to the frontbench.[7]
List of shadow ministers
| Sits in the House of Commons | |
| Sits in the House of Lords | |
| Privy Counsellor | |
| Shadow Cabinet full members in bold | |
| Shadow Cabinet attendees in bold italics | |
Leader of the Opposition and Cabinet Office
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party |
Kemi Badenoch | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Policy Renewal and Development | Neil O'Brien | July 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | Julia Lopez | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| John Glen | July 2025 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister without Portfolio | Kevin Hollinrake | July 2025 – present | ||
| Cabinet Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Alex Burghart | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Paymaster General | Richard Holden | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Charlie Dewhirst | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Mike Wood | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Finn | November 2024 – present | ||
| Equalities Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Equalities | Claire Coutinho | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Women | Mims Davies | November 2024 – present | ||
| (Co-minister for Women and Equalities with Mims Davies while Claire Coutinho is on Maternity Leave) | Saqib Bhatti | January 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Shivani Raja | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Stedman-Scott | November 2024 – June 2026 | ||
| Baroness Cash | June 2026 – present | |||
Foreign relations
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Priti Patel | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Wendy Morton | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | Andrew Rosindell | November 2024 – January 2026 | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Lincoln Jopp | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs | The Lord Callanan | September 2024 – present | ||
| The Earl of Courtown | June 2026 – present | |||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Alec Shelbrooke | July 2025 – November 2025 | ||
| Defence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Defence | Mark Francois | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | David Reed | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Defence | The Baroness Goldie | September 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister for Defence | The Earl of Minto | September 2024 – April 2026, June 2026 – present | ||
Law and order
| Home Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Home Secretary | Chris Philp | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Matt Vickers | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Alicia Kearns | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Sarah Bool | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Murray of Blidworth | November 2024 – 15 January 2025 | ||
| The Lord Cameron of Lochiel | June 2026 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Davies of Gower | November 2024 – present | ||
| Justice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Robert Jenrick | November 2024 – January 2026 | ||
| Nick Timothy | January 2026 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister of State | Kieran Mullan | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Jack Rankin | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Keen of Ellie | September 2024 – present | ||
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales
Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Advocate General for Scotland | The Lord Keen of Ellie | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Helen Grant | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Sarah Bool | November 2024 – present | |
Economy
| Treasury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Mel Stride | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Richard Fuller | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Gareth Davies | November 2024 – January 2026 | ||
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | James Wild | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Mark Garnier | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Blake Stephenson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Neville-Rolfe | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Altrincham | September 2024 – April 2026, June 2026 – present | ||
| Business and Trade | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Andrew Griffith | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Harriett Baldwin | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister for London | Gareth Bacon | July 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Greg Smith | July 2024 – July 2025 | |
| Gareth Davies | July 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Alison Griffiths | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Sharpe of Epsom | September 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | Lord Hunt of Wirral | January 2025 – present | |
| Science, Innovation and Technology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alan Mak | November 2024 – July 2025 | |
| Julia Lopez | July 2025 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Ben Spencer | July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Peter Fortune | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Viscount Camrose | September 2024 – April 2026 | |
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Markham | September 2024 – present | |
Social services
| Education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Laura Trott | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Neil O'Brien | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Shadow Minister | Saqib Bhatti | July 2025 – present[8] | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Patrick Spencer | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Barran | September 2024 – April 2026 | ||
| Baroness Cash | June 2026 – present | |||
| Health and Social Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Edward Argar | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Stuart Andrew | July 2025 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister | Caroline Johnson | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Luke Evans | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Neil Shastri-Hurst | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Kamall | September 2024 – present | ||
| Work and Pensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Helen Whately | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | Danny Kruger | November 2024 – September 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Peter Bedford | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Viscount Younger of Leckie | September 2024 – April 2026 | |
| Baroness Spielman | June 2026 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Stedman-Scott | September 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Mark Garnier | July 2025 – present | |
Environment
| Energy Security and Net Zero | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Andrew Bowie | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Bradley Thomas | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Offord of Garvel | September 2024 – December 2025 | ||
| Colin Moynihan | June 2026 – present | |||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Greg Smith | July 2025 – present | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Victoria Atkins | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Robbie Moore | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Neil Hudson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Aphra Brandreth | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Roborough | September 2024 – April 2026, June 2026 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Blencathra | September 2024 – present | ||
Culture
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Stuart Andrew | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Nigel Huddleston | July 2025 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister | Saqib Bhatti | November 2024 – July 2025[9] | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Secretary | Louie French | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Joe Robertson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | September 2024 – present | ||
Transport
| Transport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Gareth Bacon | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Richard Holden | July 2025 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister of State | Jerome Mayhew | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Moylan | September 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Greg Smith | July 2025 – present | ||
Devolved and local government
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kevin Hollinrake | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| James Cleverly | July 2025 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister | David Simmonds | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paul Holmes | November 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Lewis Cocking | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Jamieson | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Scott of Bybrook | November 2024 – June 2026 | ||
| Baroness O'Neill of Bexley | June 2026 – present | |||
| Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning | Gareth Bacon | July 2025 – present | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | Charlie Dewhirst | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Caine | September 2024 – present | |
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | Andrew Bowie | November 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary | John Cooper | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Lord Cameron of Lochie | September 2024 – present | |
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Mims Davies | November 2024 – present | |
| Shadow Minister | The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | November 2024 – present | |
Parliament
| House Leaders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Jesse Norman | November 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House Of Commons | John Lamont | July 2025 – present | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | July 2024 – present | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Howe | July 2024 – April 2026, June 2026 – present | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip | Rebecca Harris | November 2024 – present | |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip | Gagan Mohindra | November 2024 – present | |
| Joy Morrissey | |||
| Senior Opposition Whip | Mike Wood | November 2024 – present | |
| Greg Smith | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Alicia Kearns | November 2024 – present | ||
| Paul Holmes | November 2024 – present | ||
| David Simmonds | November 2024 – present | ||
| James Wild | November 2024 – present | ||
| Jerome Mayhew | November 2024 – present | ||
| Richard Holden | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Junior Opposition Whip | Nick Timothy | November 2024 – present | |
| Katie Lam | November 2024 – present | ||
| Harriet Cross | November 2024 – present | ||
| Ben Obese-Jecty | November 2024 – July 2025 | ||
| Rebecca Paul | November 2024 – present | ||
| Rebecca Smith | November 2024 – present | ||
| Greg Stafford | November 2024 – present | ||
| Ashley Fox | November 2024 – present | ||
| Andrew Snowden | November 2024 – present | ||
| David Reed | June 2025 – present | ||
| House of Lords Whips | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords | Baroness Williams of Old Trafford | July 2024 – present | ||
| Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords | The Earl of Courtown | September 2024 – April 2026 | ||
| The Baroness Bybrook | June 2026 – present | |||
| Opposition Lords Whip | The Earl of Effingham | September 2024 – April 2026, June 2026 – present | ||
| The Lord Sandhurst | September 2024 – April 2026 | |||
| The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | September 2024 – present | |||
| The Baroness Stedman-Scott | November 2024 – June 2026 | |||
| The Lord Jamieson | November 2024 – June 2026 | |||
| Lord Evans of Rainow | June 2026 – present | |||
| The Earl of Courtown | June 2026 – present | |||
| Baron Ashcombe of Boldre | June 2026 – present | |||
| Baron Reay of Reay | June 2026 – present | |||
Reshuffles and Changes
January 2025
- 1 January 2025: Lord Hunt of Wirral appointed Shadow Minister for Business and Trade.
- 15 January 2025: Lord Murray of Blidworth no longer Shadow Minister in the Home Office.
- 22 January 2025: Claire Coutinho Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Shadow Minister for Equalities goes on Maternity Leave Saqib Bhatti covering her as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities with Mims Davies.
June 2025
- 2 June 2025: David Reed appointed Junior opposition Whip
July 2025
- 22 July 2025
September 2025
- 15 September 2025: Danny Kruger, the MP for East Wiltshire and the Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, defects to Reform UK.[10]
November 2025
- 13 November 2025: Alec Shelbrooke no longer Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of state for Foreign Affairs
December 2025
- 6 December 2025: Lord Offord of Garvel Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero defects to Reform UK
January 2026
- 13 January 2026: Gareth Davies no longer Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- 15 January 2026: Robert Jenrick (Shadow Lord Chancellor) was sacked from the shadow cabinet and lost the Conservative whip after plotting to defect to Reform UK.[11]
- 18 January 2026: Andrew Rosindell (Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) defected to Reform UK
April 2026
- 29 April 2026: All have left the Shadow Front Bench
- 29 April 2026: Earl of Minto Shadow Minister for Defence
- 29 April 2026: Lord Altrincham Shadow Minister to the Treasury
- 29 April 2026: Viscount Camrose Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation an Technology
- 29 April 2026: Baroness Barran Shadow Minister for Education
- 29 April 2026: Viscount Younger of Leckie Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions
- 29 April 2026: Lord Roborough Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- 29 April 2026 Earl Howe Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
- 29 April 2026: Earl of Courtown Shadow Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords
- 29 April 2026: Earl of Effingham Opposition Whip
- 29 April 2026: Lord Sandhurst Opposition Whip
June 2026
- 2 June 2026: Lord Altrincham reappointed Shadow Minister for the Treasury
- 2 June 2026: Earl of Effingham reappointed as an Opposition Whip
- 4 June 2026: Baroness Scott of Bybrook no longer Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- 4 June 2026: Baroness Stedman-Scott no longer Shadow Minister for Equalities and an Opposition Whip
- 4 June 2026: Lord Jamieson no longer an Opposition Whip
- 4 June 2026: Lord Moynihan appointed Shadow Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero
- 5 June 2026: Lord Evans of Rainow appointed Shadow Oppositin Whip
- 5 June 2026: Lord Cameron of Lochiel apppointed Shadow Minister in the Home Office
- 5 June 2026: Baroness Cash appointed Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Equalities
- 5 June 2026: Baroness Spielman appointed Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions
- 10 June 2026: Earl Howe reappointed Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
- 11 June 2026: Lord Roborough reappointed Shadow Minister for Environment,Food & Rural Affairs
- 15 June 2026: Earl of Courtown appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and as a Shadow Opposition Whip
- 15 June 2026: Lord Ashcombe appointed as a Shadow Opposition Whip
- 17 June 2026: Earl of Minto reappointed Shadow Minister for Defence
- 22 June 2026: Lord Reay appointed as a Shadow Opposition Whip