Shadow First Secretary
of State, Shadow Secretary
of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor
of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip
Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary
of State for Justice Lord Falconer
of Thoroton Shadow Secretary
of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow
Leader of the
House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary
of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary
of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow
Leader of the
House of Lords Baroness Smith
of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam
of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for
Housing and Planning John Healey MP
It is unlikely all
of them will be on the ballot at the time
of the primary, but
of the ones that appeared before us, we should be aware that
Rosie Mendez, an attorney, former tenant advocate specializing in
housing issues, and District
Leader, leads the pack, with the strongest organization and a battery
of endorsements by government
leaders including Reps. Velázquez & Maloney, Assemblymembers Glick & Sanders, Senators Connor & Krueger, Council Member Christine Quinn and many
of the state committee members and district
leaders from all over the Lower East Side and the East Side.
Of the others who have been acting up since the election, Sadiq Khan (replacing Lord Adonis at Transport) and Rosie Winterton (replacing Harriet Harman as Shadow Leader of the House and Minister for Women) stand a good chance as does John Healey (Housing) who attends Shadow Cabinet but is, strictly speaking, not a membe
Of the others who have been acting up since the election, Sadiq Khan (replacing Lord Adonis at Transport) and
Rosie Winterton (replacing Harriet Harman as Shadow
Leader of the House and Minister for Women) stand a good chance as does John Healey (Housing) who attends Shadow Cabinet but is, strictly speaking, not a membe
of the
House and Minister for Women) stand a good chance as does John Healey (
Housing) who attends Shadow Cabinet but is, strictly speaking, not a member.