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Labour reveals full shadow housing team
Labour has announced the full line-up of its seven-strong shadow housing team.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn re-appointed John Healey secretary of state for housing last week, despite his resignation in the summer.
Yesterday, Mr Healey revealed Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter would join as shadow housing and shadow London minister – the joint portfolio occupied in government by Gavin Barwell.
Ruth Cadbury is shadow housing minister, Roberta Blackman-Woods shadow housing and local government minister and Chris Matheson joins as parliamentary private secretary to Mr Healey.
Peers Lord Roy Kennedy and Lord Jeremy Beecham will continue to serve as Labour’s housing front bench in the House of Lord’s.
Delighted to confirm our full Shadow Housing Team – experience, passion and ideas to take on the Tories and set out Labour’s plan for change pic.twitter.com/bUMgwdfjGP
— John Healey MP (@JohnHealey_MP) October 18, 2016
Since Mr Corbyn took control of the party, Labour has given housing full shadow cabinet status, with its own shadow department. The housing role had previously been part of the Department for Communities and Local Government brief, as it currently is in government.
