Labour names Jack Dromey shadow pensions minister

MP for Birmingham Erdington

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Labour has appointed Jack Dromey as shadow pensions minister, replacing Alex Cunningham who resigned last month.

Dromey, who is MP for Birmingham Erdington, picked up the brief on 12 January, just a week after Cunningham's resignation was made public. On Twitter, Dromey said he would stand up for workers "robbed of their pensions". An honour 2 be @UKLabour Shadow Pensions Minister. Will champion the 1,000s of workers robbed of their pensions by greedy bosses @UKLabour — Jack Dromey MP (@JackDromeyMP) 13 January 2018 Dromey, who will work with shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Debbie Abrahams, is described a prominent supporter of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (W...

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