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Fleur Anderson is appointed Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland

The appointment is part of Keir Starmer's frontbench reshuffle, in which he also appointed Hilary Benn as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.

Thu 07 September 2023 12:09am

Keir Starmer has appointed Fleur Anderson MP as the Shadow Minister of State for Northern Ireland.

This follows Hilary Benn’s appointment as the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Anderson is the Member of Parliament for Putney and was elected in the 2019 general election. She has previously served as the Shadow Paymaster General.

I am honoured and delighted to be appointed Shadow Northern Ireland Minister to serve with @hilarybennmp in @Keir_Starmer’s team.

I look forward to following @peterkyle and @ToniaAntoniazzi in working with all parties and communities. https://t.co/nJeG64os0X
— Fleur Anderson MP (@PutneyFleur) September 6, 2023

The Labour Party announced the appointment on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.

Anderson replaces Tonia Antoniazzi MP as the Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland.

My time as Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland has come to an end.

I have huge confidence in the new shadow team, @hilarybennmp and @PutneyFleur and look forward to watching Northern Ireland realise its full potential from the side lines. pic.twitter.com/W8Eev9AA7f
— Tonia Antoniazzi MP (@ToniaAntoniazzi) September 6, 2023

Antoniazzi released this statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.

Related Topics: Fleur Anderson, Hilary Benn, Labour Party

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