2016 British shadow cabinet resignations
[7] Corbyn's allies in the Shadow Cabinet (Diane Abbott, John McDonnell, Emily Thornberry and Jon Trickett)[8][9] all refused to stand down, condemning the actions of their former colleagues as a "coup" against the democratically elected party leader.Andy Burnham, the Shadow Home Secretary and leadership candidate in 2015, also announced that he would not resign, saying that he believed that "civil war" in the party was a bad idea.[10] In addition, 18 other shadow ministers not in the Shadow Cabinet resigned, including Diana Johnson, Anna Turley, Toby Perkins, Yvonne Fovargue, Alex Cunningham, Steve Reed, Roberta Blackman-Woods, Wayne David, Jenny Chapman, Keir Starmer, Richard Burden, Jack Dromey, Thangam Debbonaire, Susan Elan Jones, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Sharon Hodgson, Melanie Onn, Nic Dakin and 9 Parliamentary private secretaries.[11] Due to the fact that few Labour MPs were prepared to support him, Corbyn introduced a number of joint portfolios, such as combining the Scotland and Northern Ireland briefs.He also appointed veteran backbench MP Paul Flynn, who is believed to have become the oldest frontbench spokesperson since William Gladstone, at 81 years of age.
Jeremy CorbynPolitical positionsDemocratic socialismNationalisationElectoral historyMP for Islington NorthSocialist Campaign GroupIslington 2024 electionLeader of the OppositionLabour PartyLeadership2015 electioncampaignShadow Cabinet2016 mass resignations2016 re-electionAntisemitism in the Labour PartyAntisemitism reportCorbynmaniaEconomic Advisory Committee2016 local elections2017 local elections2017 general election2018 local elections2019 local elections2019 European elections2019 general electionComrade Corbyn: A Very Unlikely CoupDangerous HeroLeave resultreferendum on Britain's membership of the European Unioncampaign to Remainleader of the Labour PartyOpposition frontbenchHilary BennShadow Foreign Secretarynext general electionAngela Eaglemost senior Shadow Secretary of StateTom Watsondeputy party leaderelectedDiane AbbottJohn McDonnellEmily ThornberryJon TrickettAndy BurnhamShadow Home Secretaryin 2015Diana JohnsonAnna TurleyToby PerkinsYvonne FovargueAlex CunninghamSteve ReedRoberta Blackman-WoodsWayne DavidJenny ChapmanKeir StarmerRichard BurdenJack DromeyThangam DebbonaireSusan Elan JonesNick Thomas-SymondsSharon HodgsonMelanie OnnNic DakinParliamentary private secretariesScotlandNorthern IrelandPaul FlynnWilliam GladstoneParliamentary Labour Partymotion of no confidencePat GlassShadow Education SecretaryOwen SmithNia GriffithShadow Defence SecretaryJohn HealeyShadow Housing SecretaryShadow Brexit SecretaryLeeds CentralHeidi AlexanderLewisham EastShadow Health SecretaryGloria De PieroAshfieldShadow Minister for Young PeopleIan MurrayEdinburgh SouthShadow Scottish SecretaryLilian GreenwoodNottingham SouthShadow Transport SecretaryLucy PowellManchester CentralKerry McCarthyBristol EastShadow Environment SecretarySeema MalhotraFeltham and HestonShadow Chief Secretary to the TreasuryVernon CoakerGedlingShadow Northern Ireland SecretaryLord Falconer of ThorotonMember of the House of LordsShadow Justice SecretaryShadow Lord ChancellorKarl TurnerKingston upon Hull EastShadow Attorney GeneralChris BryantRhonddaShadow Leader of the House of CommonsLisa NandyShadow Energy SecretaryPontypriddShadow Work and Pensions SecretaryWallaseyShadow First Secretary of StateShadow Business SecretaryWentworth and DearneShadow Minister for HousingLlanelli