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Newly-elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has started to appoint his cabinet after leading his party to a landslide win in the 2024 general election.
Angela Rayner was the first new cabinet announcement, appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on Friday afternoon. Rayner was the first Labour MP to enter Downing Street on Friday afternoon.
She was followed by Rachel Reeves, who was subsequently confirmed as the UK’s first female Chancellor.
David Lammy has been appointed Foreign Secretary and Yvette Cooper has been appointed Home Secretary; both previously served in Tony Blair’s government.
Pat McFadden, Labour’s National Campaign Coordinator and widely seen as one of the masterminds behind Starmer’s election campaign, has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He also served as political secretary under Blair.
Wes Streeting, who narrowly held onto his seat in Ilford North by 528 votes, has also been appointed Health Secretary – with former Labour leader Ed Miliband confirmed as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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