▁ 1 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 5 9 % ▁for ▁Cor b yn . ▁ ▁Cor b yn ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁( 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Burn ham ▁accepted ▁an ▁appointment ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁res h uffle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Home ▁Secretary , ▁he ▁p led ged ▁support ▁for ▁Labour ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Hills borough ▁in quest ▁ver dict ▁that ▁found ▁the ▁ 9 6 ▁Hills borough ▁death s ▁had ▁occurred ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁un law ful ▁killing , ▁Burn ham ▁made ▁a ▁powerful ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁calling ▁for ▁those ▁responsible ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁to ▁account . ▁Con dem ning ▁South ▁York shire ▁Police , ▁which ▁had ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁cover - up ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁tra ged y , ▁he ▁described ▁the ▁force ▁as ▁being ▁" rott en ▁to ▁the ▁core " ▁while ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁cover - up ▁had ▁been ▁" ad vanced ▁in ▁the ▁committee ▁rooms ▁of ▁this ▁House ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁rooms ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁Down ing