Jeremy Corbyn gives top jobs to Andy Burnham and John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn has announced most of the key jobs in his first shadow cabinet, with defeated leadership rival Andy Burnham becoming shadow home secretary.
The new Labour leader named his campaign manager John McDonnell as shadow chancellor, while Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign secretary....
However, Angela Eagle, the new shadow business secretary, was also named shadow first secretary of state...
Other confirmed appointments are:
◾Seema Malhotra shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
◾Diane Abbott shadow minister for international development
◾Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker
◾Rosie Winterton to continue as chief whip
◾Ian Murray to continue as shadow Scottish secretary.
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