Jeremy Corbyn has backed a campaign calling for the return of a dedicated shadow cabinet minister for mental health – almost three months after he axed the post.



The Labour leader was pictured at his party's conference in Liverpool holding up a sign saying: "Bring back the shadow cabinet minister for mental health."

The return of the cabinet post has been a key aim of the Labour Campaign for Mental Health group – at whose stall he was photographed – which aims to ensure mental health is central to all areas of policy.

Corbyn appointed the first ever cabinet-level shadow minister for mental health soon after becoming leader last year. But when Luciana Berger resigned from the role in June in protest at his leadership, the post was abolished from the shadow cabinet.