Shadow Home Secretary

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The Shadow Home Secretary is a senior British opposition politician responsible for scrutinising and challenging the government's home affairs policies, including policing, immigration, and national security.

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Shadow Home Secretary canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom political role
political office
shadow cabinet position
appointedBy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
associatedWithChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
belongsToCategory British shadow cabinet positions
Home affairs ministers of the United Kingdom
canBeHeldBy member of the largest non-government party
correspondsToOffice Home Secretary
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork border security
counter-terrorism policy
domestic security
immigration control
law and order
policing oversight
hasDuty participating in parliamentary debates on home affairs
proposing alternative home affairs policies
questioning the Home Secretary
responding to government home affairs statements
hasHierarchyLevel senior shadow cabinet role
hasOppositeNumber Home Secretary
inception 20th century
isRoleOf Official Opposition frontbench team
jurisdiction home affairs in the United Kingdom
languageOfWork English
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
meetsIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
officeHolderMustBe Member of Parliament
officeType shadow ministerial post
partOf Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
surface form: Shadow Cabinet
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy
positionHeldInOrganization Labour Party frontbench team
surface form: Opposition front bench
reportsTo Leader of the Opposition (UK)
surface form: Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
responsibleFor challenging government home affairs policy
developing opposition home affairs policy
scrutiny of home affairs policy
scrutiny of immigration policy
scrutiny of national security policy
scrutiny of policing policy
selectionMethod appointment by party leader
termLength at the pleasure of the Leader of the Opposition
usedInJurisdiction British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
worksWith Home Affairs Committee
surface form: Home Affairs Select Committee

Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
surface form: Shadow Cabinet

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Shirley Williams positionHeld Shadow Home Secretary
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) hasOffice Shadow Home Secretary
Jack Straw positionHeld Shadow Home Secretary
Chris Grayling positionHeld Shadow Home Secretary
Jim Callaghan positionHeld Shadow Home Secretary
David Davis positionHeld Shadow Home Secretary
Diane Abbott hasRole Shadow Home Secretary