New UK PM Keir Starmer appointed Angela Rayner his deputy, hours after he assumed the PM post following a landslide Labour Party victory on Friday.
Rayner, 44, was Starmer’s first confirmed appointment to his cabinet. She will also hold the brief of minister for levelling up, housing and communities, Downing Street said in a statement.
The historic appointment has been of Rachel Reeves who has been given the responsibility of finance minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government, making her the first woman in the UK to hold the role of finance minister.
Starmer has appointed David Lammy as foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper as interior minister in the Cabinet.
Lammy, 51, a trailblazing black lawmaker, replaces the Conservatives’ David Cameron as Britain’s top diplomat while Cooper, 55, takes the helm at the Home Office, a notoriously difficult ministry to run.
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken office following a decisive electoral victory on Thursday, which ended 14 years of Conservative governance. His administration will oversee the most ethnically diverse and female-inclusive parliament in the country’s history.
Black, Asian, and ethnic minority lawmakers will now constitute approximately 13% of the House of Commons. This marks an increase from the 10% representation documented in 2019 during the last parliamentary election in Britain.
According to an analysis by the think tank British Future, this will be the largest-ever share of ethnic minority members in the lower house.
UK’s centre-left Labour Party secured a sweeping victory in the general election, effectively ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer’s election marks the first Labour government since 2010, achieving a significant shift in the political landscape.
The massive victory of the Labour Party managed to capture a significant number of traditionally Conservative seats across the country, leading to the defeat of several high-profile members of the Cabinet.
Rayner, 44, was Starmer’s first confirmed appointment to his cabinet. She will also hold the brief of minister for levelling up, housing and communities, Downing Street said in a statement.
The historic appointment has been of Rachel Reeves who has been given the responsibility of finance minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government, making her the first woman in the UK to hold the role of finance minister.
Starmer has appointed David Lammy as foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper as interior minister in the Cabinet.
Lammy, 51, a trailblazing black lawmaker, replaces the Conservatives’ David Cameron as Britain’s top diplomat while Cooper, 55, takes the helm at the Home Office, a notoriously difficult ministry to run.
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken office following a decisive electoral victory on Thursday, which ended 14 years of Conservative governance. His administration will oversee the most ethnically diverse and female-inclusive parliament in the country’s history.
Black, Asian, and ethnic minority lawmakers will now constitute approximately 13% of the House of Commons. This marks an increase from the 10% representation documented in 2019 during the last parliamentary election in Britain.
According to an analysis by the think tank British Future, this will be the largest-ever share of ethnic minority members in the lower house.
UK’s centre-left Labour Party secured a sweeping victory in the general election, effectively ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Starmer’s election marks the first Labour government since 2010, achieving a significant shift in the political landscape.
The massive victory of the Labour Party managed to capture a significant number of traditionally Conservative seats across the country, leading to the defeat of several high-profile members of the Cabinet.