Jeremy Corbyn has already managed to win a new cadre of critics after appointing a senior shadow cabinet team made up of white men.
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His anti-austerity and anti-establishment platform attracted a wave of popular support and secured 59% of more than 400,000 first-choice votes cast by the party’s members and registered supporters. Yes, we need a debate and I’m not saying it is all going to be easy but Jeremy has made some quite astute political appointments to the shadow cabinet in the last few hours.
A party source said women formed the majority of the full shadow cabinet team.
Several Labor politicians also criticized the new party leader for failing to give leading jobs to women.
DOUGLAS Carswell has refused to deny that he has voted for Jeremy Corbyn to become Labour leader.
The 66-year-old who began the campaign as a rank outsider crushed his front bench opponents, Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper.
“Angela is also following in the footsteps of her heroine, Barbara Castle, by taking up the position of Shadow First Secretary of State”.
For instance, Luciana Berger has been given the title of mental health minister but is essentially a junior minister who will report to the shadow health secretary.
Ms Alexander, who petitioned against the closure of Lewisham A&E, said she was “humbled” to be given the opportunity to hold a Tory Government to account, during times of “immense challenges” within the NHS.
Now Labour will have a radical left-wing agenda and a leader the like of which most voters will never have seen.
“We’re not bothering you, we’re from the press”, responds McCaffrey, adding: “Jeremy, we’re not bothering you, we’re just asking legitimate questions about your shadow cabinet appointments”.
Mr Burnham, who finished second in the leadership race, was one of a number of centrist MPs put into high-profile jobs after a day of behind-the-scenes negotiations.
Corbyn criticized the media in his victory speech on Saturday, labeling the treatment of his family and friends as “intrusive”, “abusive” and “simply wrong”.
Mrs Flint, who has served in the shadow cabinet since 2010 – and most recently in the role of Shadow Energy Secretary, says that after careful consideration she has decided that she will be best placed to support “the Labour Party and the leadership from outside the Shadow Cabinet”.
The Prime Minister’s official spokeswoman said: “His office have said that he intends to accept and that they will write to confirm that”.
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“I think he will do really well now he has the chance to shine and make that big divide vbetween the parties”.
