Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer this evening announced a mini-reshuffle of the Labour frontbench as he presses the government to call an early General Election.
He confirmed that Chris Elmore has been moved to the role of parliamentary lead for the Labour Party chair, while retaining his responsibilities as a whip.
Mr Elmore was previously the shadow minister for media, data and digital infrastructure.
Rachel Hopkins will move from her role as shadow minister for the Cabinet Office to become shadow minister for veterans.
She posted on Twitter : "I’m delighted to be (re-)joining John Healey's excellent Defence team as Shadow Minister for Veterans and Defence People.
"Looking forward to helping the team show our commitment to all veterans that Labour is on their side!"
Meanwhile Stephanie Peacock will move from shadow veterans minister to replace Mr Elmore, and Kerry McCarthy will be the new climate change shadow minister.
Sir Keir said: "The more time we give the Tories, the more damage they will do.
"We have a plan to reboot our economy, revitalise our public services and re-energise our communities. Only Labour can provide the fresh start the country needs."
It comes as the two contenders to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister slug it out over their economic plans.
Rishi Sunak warned against a "huge borrowing spree" as Liz Truss defended tax-cutting plans worth at least £30 billion a year.
The former chancellor claimed the current evidence suggests the Conservatives would suffer a defeat at the next general election under his rival's leadership.
Mr Sunak said he thought borrowing £30 billion for unfunded tax cuts would be "inflationary", adding that going on a "huge borrowing spree" would only "make the situation worse".
He told Tonight With Andrew Marr on LBC: "If you look at all the polling evidence that we have, and you see what that says, it's pretty clear that I am the person that is best placed to defeat Keir Starmer in the next election."
Asked if that meant the Conservative Party would likely be defeated in the next election if Ms Truss became leader, he replied: "That's what all the evidence that we have today would show, and that's what our members will need to consider."
Earlier, Ms Truss defended her tax cut plans as "affordable", as the economic policies of the two candidates came under scrutiny.
"What is not affordable is putting up taxes, choking off growth, and ending up in a much worse position," she told broadcasters during a visit to Peterborough.
