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Labour’s interim leader Harriet Harman has announced the party’s new frontbench line-up going into its leadership election.
The reshuffle primarily replaces big names who lost their seats at the general election.
Former shadow treasury minister Chris Leslie is to replace Ed Balls as shadow chancellor, while Hilary Benn will become the shadow foreign secretary.
The former shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander lost his seat at the general election to the Scottish National Party.
Sadiq Khan is leaving the shadow cabinet to focus on his bid to win the party’s London Mayor candidacy, while Jon Cruddas, the party’s policy reviewer, is leaving to set up his own independent review into why Labour lost the election.
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Show all 7Emma Reynolds will become the shadow communities secretary while Chris Bryant will become shadow culture secretary.
Shabana Mahmood will shadow the chief secretary to the Treasury, which was vacated by Mr Leslie.
Ian Murry, the party’s only remaining MP from a Scottish constituency, will become shadow Scottish Secretary.
Labour lost a number of big names at the general election after a surprise rout in marginal seats and a near-wipeout in Scotland.
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