Keir Starmer appoints rival Lisa Nandy to top job as he unveils new Labour shadow cabinet
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mirror.co.ukKeir Starmer appoints leadership rival Lisa Nandy to top job but snubbed Rebecca Long-Bailey. It is a huge promotion for Ms Nandy who came third in the contest but had a good campaign securing more votes than expected.
But Long-Bailey, who came second in the race and was widely-dubbed the Corbyn continuity candidate, did not get one of the top roles.
Ms Nandy said in response: “It’s a real honour to be tasked with leading Labour’s foreign policy response in these difficult times.
Thank you Keir Starmer for the opportunity to serve.” The new party boss made Anneliese Dodds Shadow Chancellor - a huge promotion for the former MEP who is widely-liked by the parliamentary Labour Party - and Nick Thomas-Symonds replaced Diane Abbott as Shadow
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