It comes as the new Labour chief and veteran left-winger aims to unite the party behind his anti-war, anti-austerity platform.

Mr Burnham, who finished second in the leadership race, was one of a number of centrist MPs put into high-profile jobs after a day of behind-the-scenes negotiations.

His old job as shadow health secretary goes to Heidi Alexander, while Hilary Benn remains as shadow foreign secretary and Lord Falconer is shadow Lord Chancellor.

Former leadership candidate and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has already announced she would not be in Labour's frontbench.

But Labour said she will continue her work on bringing together councils, faith groups and community groups to respond to the refugee crisis.

And she will chair the party's task force on refugees.

However, it has not yet been announced who will become shadow chancellor.

Fellow left-winger and Mr Corbyn's leadership campaign manager John McDonnell is among those tipped for the post.

But it is thought there has been a row over the job and a split within the Corbyn camp.

Some think Mr Corbyn should appoint someone who could be seen as a 'unity candidate' such as Angela Eagle.

Earlier, Mr Corbyn told Sky News that his work appointing his shadow cabinet was "going very well."

Speaking to Sky's Darren McCaffrey, he said: "everything is wonderful, just wonderful" and that "the night is but young."

McCaffrey said the leader has been in meetings, including with shadow chief whip Rosie Winterton, who is staying in her job enforcing party discipline.

A number of senior figures in the party have said they would not serve in Mr Corbyn's top team, including another defeated leadership candidate Liz Kendall, as well as Tristram Hunt, Rachel Reeves, Emma Reynolds and Shabana Mahmood.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said he was leaving the shadow cabinet by mutual agreement with Mr Corbyn.

Mr Umunna said he did not want to be a "thorn in the side" of the leadership but could not accept the collective responsibility required of members of the top team.

Shadow international development secretary Mary Creagh is also out - as is shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan Lewis who had offered to stay in his job but has now been sacked.

Chris Bryant appears to also not be in the frontbench as he has removed his shadow culture secretary title from his Twitter page.

But Len McCluskey, boss of the UK's biggest union Unite and Corbyn backer, said the shadow cabinet will be "top class".