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Party sources expect Mr Hain to be among Mr Miliband's five discretionary choices
No Welsh MPs have made it into Labour's shadow cabinet, following a vote by the party.
Peter Hain, MP for Neath, Rhondda MP Chris Bryant and Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan were notable omissions.
Labour MPs vote to decide who should be in the shadow cabinet when the party is in opposition.
A total of eight Welsh MPs had put their names forward, including Wayne David, David Hanson, Huw Irranca-Davies, Ian Lucas and Alun Michael.
Sources close to Mr Hain said he was disappointed but always knew it was a possibility given the number of candidates.
In total 49 MPs put their names forward for 19 elected positions.
The new Labour leader, Ed Miliband, still has five appointments at his discretion and sources within the Welsh party said they expected Mr Hain to be included as one of those.
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The final shadow cabinet will contain 29 members.
There is a legal limit of 22 paid members of the UK cabinet but others ministers do attend meetings.
A minimum quota of six women was imposed as part of efforts to promote equality.
The party overshot that figure returning eight in total including Caroline Flint, who quit Gordon Brown's government in 2008 complaining that female ministers were being treated as "window dressing".
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Party sources expect Mr Hain to be among Mr Miliband's five discretionary choices No Welsh MPs have made it into Labour's shadow cabinet, following a vote by the party.
Peter Hain, MP for Neath, Rhondda MP Chris Bryant and Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan were notable omissions.
Labour MPs vote to decide who should be in the shadow cabinet when the party is in opposition.
A total of eight Welsh MPs had put their names forward, including Wayne David, David Hanson, Huw Irranca-Davies, Ian Lucas and Alun Michael.
Sources close to Mr Hain said he was disappointed but always knew it was a possibility given the number of candidates.
In total 49 MPs put their names forward for 19 elected positions.
The new Labour leader, Ed Miliband, still has five appointments at his discretion and sources within the Welsh party said they expected Mr Hain to be included as one of those.
Related stories
The final shadow cabinet will contain 29 members.
There is a legal limit of 22 paid members of the UK cabinet but others ministers do attend meetings.
A minimum quota of six women was imposed as part of efforts to promote equality.
The party overshot that figure returning eight in total including Caroline Flint, who quit Gordon Brown's government in 2008 complaining that female ministers were being treated as "window dressing".
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.