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Shadow Home Secretary
In
British politics
, the
Shadow Home Secretary
is the person within the
shadow cabinet
who 'shadows' the
Home Secretary
; this effectively means scrutinising government policy on home affairs including
policing
,
national security
,
immigration
, the
criminal justice system
, the
prison service
, and matters of
citizenship
. If the opposition party is elected to government, the Shadow Home Secretary often becomes the new
Home Secretary
though this is not always the case. The office is held by Labour MP
Andy Burnham
.
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