Britain’s Labour Party’s newly elected leader, Jeremy Corbyn has named his shadow cabiney
Corbyn named John McDonnell shadow chancellor and defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham shadow home secretary.
Hilary Benn will be shadow foreign secretary in the new Labour leader’s first shadow cabinet.
Lord Falconer will be shadow justice secretary, Angela Eagle will be shadow business secretary and Lewisham MP Heidi Alexander will oversee health.
Chuka Umunna said he was leaving the front bench by “mutual agreement”.
Mary Creagh also joined a number of MPs from the previous shadow cabinet who opted to return to the backbenches.
Ms Eagle was also announced as shadow first secretary of state and will deputise for Corbyn at Prime Minister’s Questions when David Cameron is away.
Other confirmed appointments are:
*Seema Malhotra shadow chief secretary to the Treasury
*Diane Abbott shadow minister for international development
*Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker
*Rosie Winterton to continue as chief whip
*Ian Murray to continue as shadow Scottish secretary.
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Corbyn has achieved part of his first goal as leader – to include people from the centre of the party, including well-known names.
But our correspondent added many MPs will find the appointment of McDonnell – a key ally of Corbyn on the left – “very hard to stomach”.
Several Labour politicians also criticised the new party leader for failing to give leading jobs to women.
Labour MP Diana Johnson tweeted the appointments were “so very disappointing”, while former shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran tweeted that it needed “an urgent rethink”.
A Labour source told the BBC the shadow cabinet would have a majority of women.