Jeremy Corbyn has reshuffled his frontbench with twenty fresh appointments including newly elected former MEPs Afzal Khan and Anneliese Dodds.

Chris Williamson, who regained his Derby North seat in June’s vote, has been appointed to home affairs. Williamson is an avowed Corbynista who strongly backed the Labour leader and his manifesto.

Rachael Maskell, who was a shadow cabinet member as shadow environment secretary before resigning her post to vote against article 50, returns to the frontbench in a more junior role in transport.

Tony Lloyd, who left parliament to become Manchester police and crime commissioner, a role now subsumed into Andy Burnham’s metro mayoralty, is appointed to the housing team.

Corbyn said of his new appointments: “I’m delighted to be filling Labour’s shadow front bench with a wealth of talent. Our new shadow ministers will bolster the excellent work of Labour’s shadow cabinet and departmental teams.”

“These appointments are further evidence that Labour is not just the opposition – we are the government in waiting.”

DEFRA

David Drew

Holly Lynch

Home Affairs

Nick Thomas Symonds

Chris Williamson – fire services

Afzal Khan – immigration

Louise Haigh – shadow police minister

Scotland

Paul Sweeney

Justice

Gloria de Piero

Imran Hussain

International Development

Roberta Blackman Woods

Transport

Rachael Maskell

Karl Turner – shipping, aviation and road safety

Treasury

Anneliese Dodds

Housing

Tony Lloyd

Melanie Onn

Women and equalities

Carolyn Harris

Defence

Gerald Jones

Local Government

Yvonne Fovargue

Education

Tracy Brabin – shadow minister for early years

Wales

Chris Ruane