UK PM’s new Cabinet: Pakistani descent Shabana Mahmood is justice secy, Indian-origin Lisa Nandy gets culture, sports and media
Chandigarh, July 6
Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as he became the UK’s new prime minister on Friday.
Starmer, 61, assumed charge as the 58th prime minister after his customary audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, following ex-PM Rishi Sunak’s meeting with the British monarch.
The Labour Party secured 412 seats in the 650-member House of Commons, up 211 from the last election in 2019. Sunak’s Conservatives won just 121 seats, down 250 seats from the previous election. While the Labour had a vote share of 33.7 per cent the Conservatives had 23.7 per cent.
Starmer wasted no time and appointing cabinet ministers soon after he entered office.
Cabinet ministers were spotted coming to Downing Street shortly after Keir Starmer and his wife, UK First Lady, Victoria Starmer entered their new home. As per the Guardian, the cabinet ministers were given berths that they have been shadowing.
Below is the list:
Prime Minister – Keir Starmer
Deputy Prime Minister – Angela Rayner
Finance Secretary – Rachel Reeves
Home Secretary – Yvette Cooper
Defence Secretary – John Healy
Foreign Secretary – David Lammy
Justice Secretary – Shabana Mahmood
Health Secretary – Wes Streeting
Education Secretary – Bridget Phillipson
Energy Secretary – Ed Miliband
Work and Pensions Secretary – Liz Kendall
Business Secretary – Jonathan Reynolds
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary – Peter Kyle
Transport Secretary – Louise Haigh
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary – Steve Reed
Culture, Media, Sports Secretary – Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Hillary Benn
Secretary of State for Scotland – Ian Murray
Attorney General – Richard Hermer KC
Leader of the House of Lords – Baroness Smith of Basildon
Leader of the House of Commons – Lucy Powell
Secretary of State for Wales – Jo Stevens
A record number of around 28 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the election.
