Appointed to Corbyn's cabinet - without ever meeting

Jeremy Corbyn has chosen Lucy Powell as his new Shadow Education Secretary despite never meeting her.

Last month Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, tweeted that she'd never met Mr Corbyn. And BBC Trending have confirmed they still haven't met - the pair spoke on the phone last night and are expected to meet later today.

The most senior roles on the Labour front bench are all taken by men, leading to criticism from some MPs.

But half of the total posts went to women, including shadow defence, education, business and health.

Produced by Anne-Marie Tomchak and Henry Wilmer

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