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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]
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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]
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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
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Parliament
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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
July 2025
22 July 2025
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