▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Transport ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁rail . ▁He ▁res igned ▁the ▁position ▁following ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ' s ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁res h uffle , ▁saying ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁could ▁" best ▁serve ▁the ▁party ▁as ▁a ▁back ben cher " ▁and ▁express ing ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁s ack ed ▁Pat ▁Mc F ad den . ▁He ▁supported ▁O wen ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁leadership ▁election . ▁Following ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁of ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁he ▁was ▁re - app oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁shadow ▁front ▁ben ch ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁City ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁B IS ▁Select ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁question ed ▁Mike ▁Ash ley ▁during ▁the ▁Committee ' s ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁working ▁practices ▁at ▁Sports ▁Direct . ▁Reyn olds ▁is ▁the ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁All - Part y ▁Parliament ary ▁Man ufact uring ▁Group , ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁All - Part y ▁Parliament ary ▁Group ▁on ▁Aut ism , ▁and ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁All - Part y ▁Parliament ary ▁Group ▁for ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁Chair ▁of ▁Christians ▁on ▁the ▁Left ▁and ▁a ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁Labour ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Between ▁January ▁and ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8