Keir Starmer appointed his cabinet on Friday afternoon, with the prime minister’s picks largely mirroring his top team in opposition.
The one exception is the inclusion of Lisa Nandy as culture secretary. Nandy’s appointment came after Thangam Debbonaire, who served as shadow secretary of state for culture, lost her Bristol Central seat to new Green MP and party co-leader Carla Denyer.
Nandy served most recently as the shadow minister for international development in opposition.
Starmer also appointed Angela Rayner as deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary. Rayner was elected by the Labour membership to serve as the deputy leader of the party in 2020, alongside Starmer as leader.
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Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves has been confirmed as the UK’s first female chancellor. Reeves is a former Bank of England economist who has sought to portray Labour as fiscally responsible.
Below is a list of the prime minister’s cabinet, in the order at which each appointment was announced:
- Keir Starmer – prime minister
- Angela Rayner – deputy prime minister and levelling up secretary
- Rachel Reeves – chancellor of the exchequer
- Pat McFadden – chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Yvette Cooper – home secretary
- David Lammy – foreign secretary
- John Healey – defence secretary
- Shabana Mahmood – justice secretary
- Wes Streeting – health and social care secretary
- Bridget Phillipson – education secretary
- Ed Miliband – energy and net zero secretary
- Liz Kendall – work and pensions secretary
- Jonathan Reynolds – business and trade secretary
- Peter Kyle – science, innovation and technology secretary
- Louise Haigh – transport secretary
- Steve Reed – environment secretary
- Lisa Nandy – culture secretary
- Hilary Benn – Northern Ireland secretary
- Ian Murray – Scottish secretary
- Jo Stevens – Welsh secretary
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