The frontbench of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom consists of the Shadow Cabinet and other official shadow ministers of the political party currently serving as the Official Opposition. 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 Rishi Sunak, following his party’s defeat in the 2024 general election, although he has already indicated that he will resign and make way for a new leader at the earliest opportunity. Sunak appointed his shadow cabinet on 8 July[1] and junior shadow ministers on 18 July.[2]
| 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 | ||
| Office of the Leader of the Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Conservative Party Shadow First Lord of the Treasury Shadow Minister for the Civil Service | Rishi Sunak | ||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Oliver Dowden | ||
| Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | James Cartlidge | ||
| Shadow Minister for Veterans | Andrew Bowie | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Stuart Anderson | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Danny Kruger | ||
| Home Department | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department | James Cleverly | ||
| Shadow Minister for Security | Tom Tugendhat | ||
| Shadow Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire | Matt Vickers | ||
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor | Edward Argar | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Gareth Bacon | ||
| Law Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Shadow Advocate General for Northern Ireland | Jeremy Wright | ||
| Shadow Solicitor General | Alberto Costa | ||
| Business and Trade | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Kevin Hollinrake | |
| Shadow Minister for London | Gareth Bacon | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Mike Wood | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Jerome Mayhew | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Greg Smith | |
| Science, Innovation and Technology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Andrew Griffith | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Saqib Bhatti | |
| Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Damian Hinds | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Gagan Mohindra | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | James Wild | ||
| Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Victoria Atkins | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | John Whittingdale | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Saqib Bhatti | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Caroline Johnson | ||
| Energy Security and Net Zero | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero | Claire Coutinho | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Andrew Bowie | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Joy Morrissey | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Mark Garnier | ||
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Barclay | ||
| Shadow Minister of State | Robbie Moore | ||
| Culture, Media and Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Julia Lopez | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Luke Evans | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Louie French | |
| Transport | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Helen Whately | |
| Shadow Minister of State | Alec Shelbrooke | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Kieran Mullan | |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Greg Smith | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kemi Badenoch | ||
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | David Simmonds | ||
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Alex Burghart | ||
| Shadow Minister | Paul Holmes | ||
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Chris Philp | ||
| Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | The Lord True | ||
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | The Earl Howe | ||
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons | Stuart Andrew | ||
| Opposition Whip | Paul Holmes | ||
| David Simmonds | |||
| Luke Evans | |||
| Joy Morrissey | |||
| Mike Wood | |||