CYP Now - Labour reshuffle: Thangam Debbonaire appointed as shadow culture secretary

Thangam Debbonaire has been named as the Labour Party’s shadow culture secretary with responsibility for youth work in leader Keir Starmer’s latest reshuffle.

Thangam Debbonaire has been named as the Labour Party’s shadow culture secretary. Picture: UK Parliament

Debbonaire, who has been MP for Bristol West since 2015, replaces Lucy Powell who is now shadow leader of the House of Commons.

Debbonaire was previously shadow leader of the House of Commons while Powell, MP for Manchester Central, had been shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) since November 2021.

Powell wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, following the reshuffle: “Pleased to be given this important role ahead of the next election, shaping and driving the next Labour government’s first King’s Speech and programme, and holding the current government to account in parliament. Sorry to leave all the wonderful people I’ve worked with in DCMS brief.

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