Historical note: if Nia Griffith does
become shadow defence secretary she will be 1st unilateralist since Denzil Davies, another Llanelli MP
Not exact matches
And Ed Miliband's former ally Lucy Powell
becomes shadow education
secretary, with Maria Eagle taking the post of
defence secretary.
The
shadow defence secretary antagonised a number of MPs and peers with the suggestion that Trident could one day
become as obsolete as the World War II Spitfire.
Emily Thornberry
becomes the new
shadow defence secretary, as widely tipped, taking over the post from Maria Eagle.