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The Labour frontbench in 2012: Ed Miliband (Leader of the Opposition) flanked by Ed Balls (Shadow Chancellor) and Harriet Harman (Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister) In the House of Commons , the Government frontbench is traditionally called the Treasury bench ( HM Treasury is the oldest government department).
The Government frontbench in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also known as the Treasury Bench, consists of the Cabinet and all other ministers. [ 1 ] Parliamentary opposition to the Government frontbench is provided by the Official Opposition frontbench and the Liberal Democrat frontbench team .
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]
The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet. [1]
Frontbench Team is a political term used in the Westminster system of government. [1] It is used to describe the senior leadership of opposition parliamentarians in the British House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann .
On 8 November 2023, Imran Hussain resigns as Shadow Minister for the New Deal for Working People from the opposition frontbench citing Keir Starmer's response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [3] On 15 November 2023, Yasmin Qureshi resigned from the frontbench to vote for a SNP motion demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. [76]
Shadow Cabinet members, commonly known as shadow ministers, are usually appointed by the leader of the Opposition (currently Kemi Badenoch).The roles of shadow ministers are to develop alternative policies, hold the government to account for its actions and responses, and act as spokespeople for the opposition party in their own specific policy areas. [1]
The Opposition front bench provide Parliamentary opposition to the British Government frontbench and has been the Conservative Party since 5 July 2024. The current Leader of the Opposition is Kemi Badenoch, following her victory in the 2024 Conservative Party Leadership Election. [1]