Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his government cabinet following the 2024 General Election win - see the full list of members and…
New Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his new cabinet appointments, hours after he addressed members of the public outside 10 Downing Street for the first time in his new role.
As Sir Keir’s first Cabinet announcements trickled in, David Lammy was appointed as Foreign Secretary. She was first elected in the 1997 Labour landslide and has since been the first female chief secretary to the Treasury.Pat McFadden is now Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. After the July 4 election, he was elected as MP for Wolverhampton South East.John Healey, MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough has been made the country's Defence Secretary by Starmer.
The MP for Doncaster North led the Labour party from 2010 to 2015. He is now Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. The new Transport Secretary is Louise Haigh, she is also the MP for Sheffield Heeley and was elected on July 4.In the first surprise of Sir Keir’s cabinet assembly, Lisa Nandy was promoted to Culture Secretary.
Ian Murray has now been appointed the Scotland Secretary - he has been Shadow Secretary for Scotland since 2020.Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales
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