Shadow_Home_Secretary

Shadow Home Secretary

Shadow Home Secretary

British interior spokesperson of the official opposition

In British politics, the Shadow Home Secretary (formally known as the Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the person within the shadow cabinet who shadows the Home Secretary; this effectively means scrutinising government policy on home affairs including policing, national security, and matters of citizenship. The Shadow Home Secretary also formerly had responsibility for the criminal justice system and the prison service; these responsibilities are now held by the Shadow Justice Secretary. If the opposition party is elected to government, the Shadow Home Secretary often becomes the new Home Secretary, though this is not always the case. The office has been held by Labour MP Yvette Cooper since 29 November 2021.

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In recent decades, the positions of Home Secretary and Shadow Home Secretary have alternated between the Conservative and Labour parties. The corresponding position for the Liberal Democrats is the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson.

List of Shadow Home Secretaries

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    "Miss Ann Widdecombe". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Sir Oliver Letwin". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Mr David Davis". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Mr Dominic Grieve". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Chris Grayling". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Alan Johnson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Ed Balls". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Yvette Cooper". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Andy Burnham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Ms Diane Abbott". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Labour reshuffle: Diane Abbott made shadow home secretary". BBC News. 7 October 2016.
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    "Nick Thomas-Symonds". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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    "Labour reshuffle: Yvette Cooper becomes shadow home secretary". BBC News. 30 November 2021.
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