Image copyright PA Image caption The appointments of Diane Abbott, Shami Chakrabarti, Nick Brown and Keir Starmer were announced on Thursday Diane Abbott has been promoted to shadow home secretary in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn"s front bench reshuffle.
Ex-Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti is shadow attorney general and Keir Starmer, who left the team in June amid a wave of resignations, returns as shadow Brexit secretary.
But Dame Rosie Winterton, who had tried to negotiate between Mr Corbyn and many of his MPs, is out as chief whip.
Mr Corbyn"s critics have suggested the reshuffle will fail to unify the party.
One senior figure said the reshuffle so far looked “vengeful and cack-handed”, and Middlesbrough South MP Tom Blenkinsop accused Mr Corbyn of “seeking submission not unity”.
Another MP, Neil Coyle, told BBC Radio 5 live that Dame Rosie"s work during a difficult period for Labour had been “underestimated”.
He said that, despite everything, “the parliamentary vot..
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