New Shadow Cabinet

The list of the scaled down Shadow Cabinet chosen by the new Conservative leader, Michael Howard, has been announced.

It pits Oliver Letwin, rising-star of the Conservative Party, against Gordon Brown, in the role of Shadow Chancellor.

Mr Letwin has had a previous encounter with a group of 50 freelancers when he addressed a meeting to listen to their concerns, mainly surrounding IR35, in December 2000.

Click on Tories get a lesson in IR35 for UKTECH's report of the event.

The full Shadow Cabinet is:

• Rt Hon Michael Howard QC MP: Leader of the Opposition.
• Rt Hon Michael Ancram QC MP: Shadow Secretary of State for International Affairs, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Deputy Leader.
• Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde: Leader of the Opposition, House of Lords.
• Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP: Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
• Rt Hon David Davis MP: Shadow Secretary of State for Home, Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Shadow Home Secretary.
• Tim Yeo MP: Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Education.
• Rt Hon Theresa May MP: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport.
• Rt Hon David Curry MP: Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government Affairs.
• Dr Liam Fox MP: Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party.
• Lord Saatchi: Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party.
• Rt Hon David Maclean MP: Chief Whip.
• David Willetts MP: Head of Policy Co-ordination.