So where is Stella Creasy in Labour’s new Shadow Cabinet?
Labour’s new leader Jeremy Corbyn has chosen his new Shadow Cabinet. It’s very large (31 including him) and has women in half the positions, but the women members are not in the top posts and some of the positions have no equivalent in the Government’s Cabinet.
Notable by her absence is Stella Creasy. Almost five years ago, I did a blog posting suggesting that she could be a future leader of the Labour Party and this summer I voted for her to be Deputy Leader. Of all Labour MPs, she is one of the brightest thinkers and best communicators and she is passionately committed to organising. She came second in the Deputy Leadership election.
So why isn’t she on the Opposition Front Bench? Maybe she declined a post. Sooner or later, though, we have to have her back in a leadership position.