Margaret Greenwood Has Been Made Permanant Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary

Labour sources have confirmed Margaret Greenwood’s interim role as shadow work and pensions secretary has been made permanent following the sacking of Debbie Abrahams.

Greenwood has been filling in at shadow Cabinet since Abrahams was first suspended over allegations she bullied staff, which she strongly denies.

It means Greenwood will now be permanently facing off against Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey, the woman she ousted as Wirral West MP in a knife-edge election result in 2015.