Summary

  • New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announces key shadow cabinet roles and chairs his first shadow cabinet

  • His left-wing ally John McDonnell has key role of shadow chancellor

  • Andy Burnham is shadow home secretary, Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign secretary

  • Angela Eagle is shadow business secretary and will deputise if Corbyn misses PM's question time

  • David Cameron visits refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan

  1. GMB boss: Massive task ahead for Labourpublished at 13:30

    The World at One
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    The GMB union's general secretary, Sir Paul Kenny, says it's one thing to win an internal Labour election but there is "a massive task" ahead for the party to win back traditional voters and appeal to a broader ranger of new ones. Can Jeremy Corbyn do that? "The jury's out. We'll have to wait and see," he says. Mr Kenny says Mr Corbyn's first big test was the shadow cabinet "and let's see how that gels first". The appointments were interesting for both who was and was not included, he adds.

  2. MP: Corbyn must be flexible on Tridentpublished at 13:25

    The Daily Politics

    Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon and son of former party leader Lord Kinnock, has said Jeremy Corbyn must be willing to negotiate when it comes to policy on Trident. Mr Corbyn has previously said he would like to scrap the nuclear deterrent.

    Speaking to the Daily Politics earlier, he said:

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    I think that it's right to have that consultation but Jeremy has to go into it.. being prepared to change as well. My personal view is that it would be utterly wrong for us to leave Nato... and I am of the view that we need to keep a nuclear deterrent. The precise form of that nuclear deterrent is I think up for debate. Jeremy needs to demonstrate that he is ready to change his mind as well. We all need to come to this table with an open mind and ready to be flexible."

  3. Nuclear compromise?published at 13:15 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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  4. Trouble ahead?published at 13:10 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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  5. 'Inspired decision' on mental health rolepublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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  6. Corbyn's new teampublished at 13:08

    Here's the full list of people joining the new Labour leader's team.

    Deputy leader: Tom Watson

    Shadow first secretary of state and shadow business secretary: Angela Eagle

    Shadow chancellor: John McDonnell

    Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury: Seema Malhotra

    Shadow home secretary: Andy Burnham

    Shadow foreign secretary: Hilary Benn

    Opposition chief whip: Rosie Winterton 

    Shadow health secretary: Heidi Alexander

    Shadow education secretary: Lucy Powell

    Shadow work and pensions secretary: Owen Smith

    Shadow defence secretary: Maria Eagle

    Shadow Lord Chancellor and shadow justice secretary: Lord Falconer of Thoroton

    Shadow communities and local government secretary, and shadow constitutional convention minister: Jon Trickett

    Shadow energy and climate change secretary: Lisa Nandy

    Shadow Commons leader: Chris Bryant

    Shadow transport secretary: Lilian Greenwood

    Shadow Northern Ireland secretary: Vernon Coaker

    Shadow international development secretary: Diane Abbott

    Shadow Scottish secretary: Ian Murray

    Shadow Welsh secretary: Nia Griffith

    Shadow environment minister: Kerry McCarthy

    Shadow women and equalities minister: Kate Green

    Shadow culture, media and sport secretary: Michael Dugher

    Shadow minister for young people and voter registration: Gloria De Piero

    Shadow mental health minister: Luciana Berger

    Shadow Lords leader: Baroness Smith of Basildon

    Lords chief whip: Lord Bassam of Brighton

    Shadow Attorney General: Catherine McKinnell

    Shadow Minister without Portfolio: Jonathan Ashworth

    Shadow housing and planning minister: John Healey

  7. Maria Eagle - shadow defence secretarypublished at 12:57

    Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled his complete shadow cabinet team - and we learn that Maria Eagle is to become the shadow defence secretary. Michael Dugher gets the shadow communities and local government brief, while work and pensions goes to Owen Smith.In a statement, the Labour leader said the line up was "unifying, dynamic and inclusive" - and for the first time "has a majority of women". In addition to the usual roles, he has established a position for mental health. Full list to follow.

  8. Corbyn 'didn't have much room for maneouvre'published at 12:54

    The Daily Politics

    New shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott says Jeremy Corbyn didn't have a lot of room for manoeuvre when it came to the top four jobs. She says the Labour leader was right to appoint John McDonnell as shadow chancellor, as he has the "fiercest commitment" to Mr Corbyn's central offer of being anti-austerity.

    However Labour MP Diana Johnson says the role could have gone to Angela Eagle which would have been evidence of Mr Corbyn's promised "new style of politics" - as she would have been the first female shadow chancellor.

  9. Minister: Trade union reforms 'reasonable'published at 12:46

    The Daily Politics

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    Proposed changes to trade union laws are under discussion on the Daily Politics. Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock insists the Trade Union Bill is "a set of reasonable changes" to help make the economy work better. He says some unions can adopt "aggressive" and "bullying" tactics and that the bill will put the code of practice - "which is almost all of the time followed anyway" - on a statutory basis. He also rejects claims the proposals are "anti-democratic", pointing out that they were in the Conservative manifesto.

    But PCS boss Mark Serwotka says industrial action is the "last resort" when talks have failed and is designed to put pressure on employers. He calls Mr Hancock a "hypocrite", saying he wants more people to vote but won't allow union members to vote in ballots online or by phone. Mr Hancock says it has not been ruled out. 

  10. Serwotka: I'm on same page as Corbynpublished at 12:34

    The Daily Politics

    Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union general secretary Mark Serwotka confirms he was barred from voting in the Labour leadership election because, in the party's words, he didn't share its "aims and values".

    "I found it extraordinary," he tells the Daily Politics, saying he is on "exactly the same page" as Jeremy Corbyn. He says the unions have "a lot to offer" Labour in policy development, welcoming Mr Corbyn's promise for a more collegiate approach. He adds that he agrees with John McDonnell's economic outlook, including on renationalisation.

  11. Corbyn to the Privy Council?published at 12:25

    Downing Street says the government has extended an invitation to Jeremy Corbyn to join the Privy Council, a formal group of advisers to the Queen.

    The appointment of leaders of the opposition as Privy counsellors allows the government to share confidential information with them, including matters of national security.

    Asked whether David Cameron would invite the new Labour leader to National Security Council briefings the prime minister's official spokeswoman said he'd "invited the leader of the opposition before and I'm sure he'll be open to that in the future".

    She refused to say whether the government would insist on Mr Corbyn joining the Privy Council first.

  12. Union reforms 'Stalinist'published at 12:20

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    Dave Prentis

    Unison general secretary Dave Prentis - speaking from the TUC conference in Brighton - attacks the government's Trade Union Bill, due to be debated by MPs this afternoon as "vicious", "vindictive" and "Stalinist". "It will make the voice of workers absolutely neutered," adds Mr Prentis.

  13. Livingstone on McDonnellpublished at 12:17

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    Former Labour London mayor Ken Livingstone defends John McDonnell’s appointment as shadow chancellor. Seeking to highlight his experience, he says he had “a real grasp of detail” when he was chair of finance at the Greater London Council, where he managed and balanced “massive” budgets. And he has “an answer for a way out of the mess we’re in”, he adds. Mr Livingstone – who says he hasn’t spoken to Mr Corbyn since his victory - adds a Labour leader has to have a chancellor he can trust and work with.

  14. Friendly exchangespublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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  15. 'Bumpy ride' ahead for Labourpublished at 12:08

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    Is there a danger of a purge of moderate Labour MPs? "I don't give that much credence," says Chris Bryant. He says it's going to be "a bumpy ride" ahead and the party has "a lot of learning to do". But he adds:

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    I hope we can get something exciting out of that. Let's change the way we do our politics"

  16. Owen Smith to shadow DWP brief?published at 12:08 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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  17. Bryant turned down shadow defence jobpublished at 12:07

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    Chris Bryant confirms he turned down the defence brief because "I disagree with Jeremy about quite a lot of defence issues", such as leaving Nato and his attitude towards the Middle East and Russia, he adds.

    A pro-EU MP, he says after talking to the new Labour leader - who has appeared less committed to continued British membership - he felt "perfectly happy" on his position on the EU. 

    It comes after ex-shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said a lack of commitment from Mr Corbyn to the EU was his reason for quitting his position yesterday.

  18. On the Daily Politics from noonpublished at 12:00

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    Jo Coburn is joined by journalist Steve Richards to discuss the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, his new shadow cabinet and government plans to tighten rules on trade union strike ballots.

    Her guests will include Toby Perkins, who managed Liz Kendall's leadership campaign, plus backbench reaction from MPs Stephen Kinnock and Diana Johnson.

    Coburn will also talk to Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, live from the TUC Congress in Brighton, and to Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock.

    The Daily Politics is live on BBC Two from 12:00 to 13:00 BST, and online viewers - on mobile or desktop - can watch on the live coverage tab above. 

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    Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock will talk about trade union strike ballots

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    Mark Serwotka will be live from the TUC in Brighton

  19. Bryant on why he took the jobpublished at 12:00

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    Asked about the high profile names refusing to serve under Jeremy Corbyn, Chris Bryant, shadow leader of the Commons, says he fully respects their choice but explains his decision to take a job in his team: "I felt in the end that the Labour Party has to unite." 

    He says Labour threw its cards up in the air on Saturday and sent a message that it wants politics to be done in a different way. 

    "The job I've got is all about how we do our politics in there (gesturing to Parliament)," he adds. 

  20. New jousting partnerspublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 14 September 2015

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