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Labour's special advisers have doubled in number since the last Conservative administration, and cost the taxpayer £4.4m a year in salaries. According the latest list available they are (ranked by department):

Number 10: Alastair Campbell, Director of Communications and Strategy; Jonathan Powell, Chief of Staff; Sally Morgan, Director of Government Relations; Andrew Adonis (education); Simon Stevens (health); Peter Hyman; Geoff Norris; Derek Scott (economics); Ed Richards (media); Philip Bassett (strategic communications); Carey Oppenheim; Justin Russell; Alasdair McGowan; Sarah Hunter; Roger Liddle (Europe); Liz Lloyd (environment); Fiona Millar (Cherie Blair's team); Hilary Coffman (party liaison); David Bradshaw; Kate Garvey; Catherine Rimmer; Carl Shoben; Chris McShane; Joanna Nadin; Patrick Diamond; Matthew Elson (transport).

Treasury: Ed Balls, Chief Economic Adviser; Ian Austin; Ed Miliband. Council of Economic Advisers (hired on special adviser terms): Paul Gregg; Maeve Sherlock; Shriti Vara; Chris Wales.

Chief Whip: Sue Jackson; Fiona Gordon. Chief Whip (Lords): Margaret Ounsley.

Cabinet Office: David Mathieson (unpaid); Joe McCrea; Keith Hellawell, adviser on international drug issues.

Deputy Prime Minister: Ian McKenzie; Joan Hammell; Anna Healy (part-time); Paul Hackett (part-time).

Leader of the House of Commons: Meg Russell; Greg Power. Leader of the House of Lords: Matthew Seward; Deborah Lincoln.

Trade and Industry: Jim Godfrey; Kitty Ussher; Roger Sharp (part-time and unpaid).

Culture, Media and Sport: Bill Bush; Ruth Mackenzie.

Education and Skills: Chris Boffey; William Cavendish.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Nicci Collins; Sheila Watson.

Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Dan Corry; Michael Dugher.

Home Office: Nick Pearce; Sophie Linden; Katherine Raymond; Huw Evans.

Ministry of Defence: Andrew Hood; Richard Taylor.

Health: Darren Murphy; Paul Corrigan.

Work and Pensions: Kieran Simpson; Andre Maugham.

Lord Chancellor's Department: Garry Hart.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Ed Owen; Michael Williams.

International Development: David Mepham; Susannah Cox.

Northern Ireland Office: Richard Olszewski; Steve Bates.

Welsh Office: Andrew Bold; Adrian McMenaman.

Scottish Office: Nicholas Comfort; George McGregor.