Three members of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet have quit or been sacked, amid reports that more will follow. Here's a quick guide to who's going and who remains in Labour's top team.
MPs who have left shadow cabinet
Media captionHilary Benn tells the BBC's Andrew Marr: Jeremy Corbyn "not a leader"
Former shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn (sacked)
Son of veteran Labour left-winger Tony Benn, Hilary Benn has been sacked as shadow foreign secretary .
He told the BBC it had been a "very difficult decision" to tell Mr Corbyn that he no longer had confidence in him. But he added that Labour needed "strong and effective leadership": "We don't currently have that and there is also no confidence that we will be able to win a general election as long as Jeremy remains leader."
Despite his brief, Mr Benn, the MP for Leeds Central, had disagreed with Jeremy Corbyn in September over air strikes on Syria and his Commons speech on the issue led to much speculation at the time that he would be sacked then. Mr Benn served as a minister in both the Blair and Brown governments, and was shadow secretary of state for communities and local government in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet. While Mr Corbyn opposed the invasion of Iraq, Mr Benn has said he does not regret voting for the war in 2003, but described it as one of the "hardest decisions I've ever had to make".
Former shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander (resigned)
A former party whip under Ed Miliband's leadership, the MP for Lewisham East has a lower profile than Mr Benn outside Westminster. Made shadow health secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's first shadow cabinet, she was categorised as "neutral but not hostile" to Mr Corbyn in a list of Labour MPs leaked to The Times in March. But in a letter on Sunday, she said she was resigning with a "heavy heart" from the shadow cabinet following the referendum result: "As much as I respect you as a man of principle, I do not believe you have the capacity to shape the answers our country is demanding and I believe that if we are to form the next government, a change of leadership is essential."
Former shadow minister for young people and voter registration Gloria De Piero (resigned)
The former GMTV reporter has resigned, according to the Guardian, which reported that in her letter to Mr Corbyn she told him: "I do not believe you can deliver that victory at a general election, which may take place in a matter of months. I have been contacted by many of my members this weekend and it is clear that a good number of them share that view and have lost faith in your leadership." She has represented Ashfield since the 2010 general election. She served as a shadow culture minister and shadow home office minister under Ed Miliband, before being appointed as a shadow minister for women and equalities in 2013.
MPs still in shadow cabinet
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell
Image copyright PAThe veteran Labour left-winger is best friends with Mr Corbyn and co-ordinated his election campaign. Amid reports of further expected shadow cabinet resignations, he told the BBC rebels should "calm down, listen to their members" and remember a basic principle of the Labour Party, "solidarity". He said Mr Corbyn had done well in electoral tests so far - by-elections and the local and mayoral elections. "he's not going anywhere .. the support out there is enormous," he said. He said Mr Corbyn was "not going" as leader and, whatever happened: "I will never stand for leadership of the Labour Party". He said he and Mr Corbyn had been friends for decades adding: "I will always have his back."
The MP for Hayes and Harlington previously stood for Labour leader in 2007 and 2010. A prominent rebel under previous Labour leaders, he once declared he would "swim through vomit" to vote against benefit cuts and faced criticism for telling a union event that he would "like to go back to the 1980s and assassinate Thatcher". He sparked outrage in 2003 by saying IRA terrorists should be "honoured" for taking part in their "armed struggle", while attending a gathering to commemorate the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry
Image copyright PAThe Islington South MP told the BBC it was "extraordinary" that some of her colleagues thought it was the right time for a leadership challenge. "I'm not going to resign," she said. She said at "a time like this when the Tory party are pulling themselves apart, when nobody has any idea where the country is going" the Labour Party should being keeping "calm" and showing leadership. "The important thing is we remain unified as a party," she said.
Ms Thornberry was promoted to the shadow cabinet in January 2015 during a protracted reshuffle, which led to the sacking of two leading shadow ministers - Michael Dugher and Pat McFadden - and the resignation of a number of junior spokesmen in protest.
The wife of a High Court judge, she was a ministerial aide under Gordon Brown and served as shadow attorney general under Ed Miliband. However, she was sacked in November 2014 after posting a tweet of an image of a white van outside a house bedecked with St George's flags on the eve of the Rochester by-election - a tweet construed to be disparaging and for which she apologised. She has since rehabilitated herself and nominated Mr Corbyn in the leadership election.
Shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott
Image copyright PAAnother veteran left-winger Diane Abbott, seen as being close to Mr Corbyn, told BBC Radio 4 the party membership still supports Jeremy Corbyn and said a coup had been planned for months. She described herself as a party loyalist and said only a "relatively small group of MPs has decided to pick a fight" with the membership. She stood in the Labour leadership contest in 2010 - losing to Ed Miliband - and was defeated in the latest London mayoral candidate election. A prominent rebel against the Blair and Brown governments, she voted against the party line on issues including a third runway for Heathrow, renewing the UK's Trident nuclear submarine system, tuition fees and the war in Iraq. She is MP for the east London seat of Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham
Image copyright ReutersDefeated leadership contender Andy Burnham served as chief secretary to the Treasury, culture secretary and health secretary in Gordon Brown's government. The MP for Leigh - who came fourth out of five contenders in the 2010 battle and came second to Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 - was also previously shadow health secretary. In April 2009, having been booed at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, he began a campaign that eventually led to the second Hillsborough inquiry. Having lost out to Mr Corbyn in the leadership contest, he said the priority was to "unite and to take on the Tories". In May he announced he would run for mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017.
Deputy leader Tom Watson
Image copyright Getty ImagesA former trade union official who once shared a flat with Unite leader Len McCluskey, Mr Watson entered Parliament in 2001 as MP for West Bromwich. He was a government whip and defence minister under Tony Blair, but resigned in 2006, calling for the then prime minister to quit in the interests of the Labour Party and the country. An ally of Gordon Brown, he was a Cabinet Office minister and deputy party chairman under his government. Mr Watson is known for campaigning on issues including phone hacking, surveillance laws and historical child abuse.
Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle
Image copyright EPAAngela Eagle, who represented the Remain side in some of the EU TV debates, had been tipped as a potential shadow chancellor but was given the business brief instead. She was also announced as shadow first secretary of state and deputises for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions when David Cameron is away. The MP for Wallasey stood in the deputy leadership contest and was also a cabinet minister under Gordon Brown.
Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer
Lord Falconer continued as shadow justice secretary, having initially been appointed by acting leader Harriet Harman. A former flatmate and close ally of former prime minister Tony Blair, he served as Lord Chancellor under the Blair government.
Shadow Commons leader Chris Bryant
Image copyright PAThe MP for Rhondda moved to the role from the job of shadow culture secretary. Mr Bryant, who backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership contest, has also been the shadow work and pensions, and Home Office, minister. He was offered the job of shadow defence secretary but turned it down due to disagreements with Mr Corbyn on defence policy.
Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra
Image copyright PASeema Malhotra became MP for the London seat of Feltham and Heston in 2011 in a by-election following the death of Alan Keen. In August 2014, she was given the newly-created role of shadow minister for preventing violence against women and girls, by the then Labour leader Ed Miliband. She is Mr McDonnell's number two in the shadow Treasury team.
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell
The Manchester Central MP, elected in 2012, is a close ally of Ed Miliband and was vice-chair of Labour's general election campaign. During the leadership campaign she said she had "never, ever met or spoken to" Mr Corbyn since becoming an MP. After being appointed, she said education was a subject she was "passionate" about.
Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker
The MP for Gedling returns to the position he filled in Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet from 2010-13. He later became shadow defence secretary. Mr Coaker - who chaired Yvette Cooper's Labour leadership campaign - was also minister for schools under Gordon Brown.
Shadow secretary of state for Scotland Ian Murray
Image copyright Labour PartyHe continued as shadow Scotland secretary under Jeremy Corbyn, having initially been given the role by acting leader Harriet Harman in May 2015. The MP for Edinburgh South is the only current Labour MP in Scotland.
Chief whip Rosie Winterton
Image copyright PAA former government minister for transport, work and pensions and local government at different times under Gordon Brown, the MP for Doncaster Central retained the crucial job of shadow chief whip when Mr Corbyn became leader. Ms Winterton, a former aide to John Prescott, filled the same role throughout Ed Miliband's leadership.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith
Image copyright PAThe former shadow Welsh secretary said it was a "great honour" to be appointed to the work and pensions brief. Before entering politics, the MP for Pontypridd spent 10 years working as a BBC journalist.
Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy
The Wigan MP, seen as being on the left of the party, was previously a shadow Cabinet Office and education minister. Left wing journalist Owen Jones says he considered starting a campaign to make her leader after Ed Miliband.
Shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy
The Bristol East MP, first elected in 2005, had previously shadowed positions in the Foreign Office, Treasury and Department for Work and Pensions. She is also a vegan and campaigns on food issues.
Shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett
Image copyright John TrickettMr Trickett, the MP for Hemsworth, was one of Jeremy Corbyn's most senior backers in the Parliamentary Labour Party. He was shadow minister without portfolio and deputy chairman under Ed Miliband's leadership. He dismissed claims Labour lost the 2015 general election because it was too left wing, saying there was a "gulf between the population and political class".
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle
Image copyright PAThe identical twin sister of the party's new business spokeswoman, Angela Eagle. The Garston and Halewood MP was previously shadow defence secretary but was moved to the less high-profile brief after clashing with Mr Corbyn over the UK's Trident nuclear missile system. In contrast to the Labour leader, Ms Eagle was in favour of renewing Trident. She also voted to support air strikes against Islamic State in Syria.
Shadow secretary of state for transport Lilian Greenwood
The Nottingham South MP has represented the seat since 2010. She has been promoted from shadow rail minister under Ed Miliband's leadership.
Shadow secretary of state for Wales Nia Griffith
The MP for Llanelli since 2005. She was shadow minister for Wales under the last leadership and also served as a shadow business minister. Ms Griffith said she was "very honoured" to be appointed to the shadow cabinet.
Shadow minister for mental health Luciana Berger
Image copyright PAThe Liverpool Wavertree MP backed Andy Burnham in the leadership election. She was a shadow health minister under Ed Miliband.
Shadow leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon
The Labour MP for Basildon until 2010, Baroness Smith served as a Cabinet Office minister under Gordon Brown's government. She kept the position she had held since May 2015 under Mr Corbyn.
Shadow attorney general Karl Turner
The MP for Kingston Upon Hull East, a former shadow solicitor general, replaced Catherine McKinnell who resigned in January, citing concerns about Labour's direction under Mr Corbyn.
Lords chief whip Lord Bassam of Brighton
Former leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, he has held the chief whip position since May 2010.
Shadow minister without portfolio Jonathan Ashworth
Image copyright Labour PartyThe Leicester South MP was a shadow Cabinet Office minister under Ed Miliband. He backed Yvette Cooper in the leadership election over his Leicester neighbour Liz Kendall, telling the Leicester Mercury he had agonised over the decision.
Shadow minister for housing and planning John Healey
Mr Healey is shadowing a portfolio he held under Gordon Brown. The Wentworth and Dearne MP held a range of post during the Labour government, including financial secretary to the Treasury and local government minister.
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