Starmer Appoints First Cabinet mdi-fullscreen

Starmer is putting together his cabinet – how different will it look now it’s not in the shadows? Ashworth and Debbonaire-shaped holes will have to be filled for a start…

  • Anneliese Dodds appointed international development minister and minister for Women and Equalities.
  • James Timpson appointed prisons minister. Write your own jokes…
  • Patrick Vallance appointed science minister.
  • Alan Campbell appointed Chief Whip.
  • Darren Jones appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
  • Richard Hermer appointed Attorney General. What will Emily Thornberry do now?
  • Lucy Powell appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of Commons.
  • Angela Smith appointed Lord Privy Seal and Leader of Lords.
  • Steve Reed appointed Environment Secretary.
  • Hilary Benn appointed Northern Ireland Secretary.
  • Ian Murray appointed Scotland Secretary.
  • Jo Stevens appointed Welsh Secretary.
  • Lisa Nandy fills Thangam’s shoes, appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
  • Peter Kyle appointed Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
  • Louise Haigh appointed as Secretary of State for Transport.
  • Jonathan Reynolds appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
  • Liz Kendall appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
  • Steve Reed enters No 10.
  • Hilary Benn enters No 10.
  • Darren Jones enters No 10.
  • Alan Campbell enters No 10.
  • Shabana Mahmood appointed Justice Secretary.
  • Wes Streeting appointed Health Secretary.
  • Bridget Phillipson appointed Education Secretary.
  • Ed Miliband appointed Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary.
  • Angela Smith enters No 10.
  • Jo Stevens enters No 10.
  • McFadden appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • David Lammy appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs;
  • Yvette Cooper appointed Home Secretary.
  • John Healey appointed Secretary of State for Defence.
  • Liz Kendall enters No 10.
  • Lucy Powell enters No 10.
  • Louise Haigh enters No 10.
  • Ian Murray enters No 10.
  • Lisa Nandy enters No 10.
  • Ed Miliband enters No 10.
  • Reeves appointed Chancellor.
  • Jonathan Reynolds enters No 10.
  • Rayner appointed Deputy PM and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Levelling up survives…
  • Yvette Cooper enters No 10 as Anneliese Dodds waits at the gate.
  • Bridget Phillipson enters No 10.
  • Peter Kyle enters No 10.
  • David Lammy enters No 10.
  • Wes Streeting enters No 10.
  • John Healey enters No 10.
  • Shabana Mahmood enters No 10.
  • Rachel Reeves enters No 10.
  • Pat McFadden enters No 10. Apparently it was supposed to be Reeves in next…
  • Angela Rayner enters No 10.

UPDATE: Read new ministerial appointments below:

UPDATE II: Huge raft of overnight appointments added as well.

UPDATE III: Whips added.

  • Nick Thomas–Symonds MP as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Relations) in the Cabinet Office
  • Lord Livermore as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
  • Stephen Doughty MP as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Angela Eagle DBE MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office
  • Diana Johnson DBE MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office
  • Lord Coaker as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
  • Maria Eagle MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
  • Heidi Alexander MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice
  • Karin Smyth MP as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
  • Stephen Kinnock MP as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
  • Catherine McKinnell MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Education
  • Sarah Jones MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Business and Trade
  • Alison McGovern MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions;
  • Stephen Timms MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
  • Chris Bryant MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Culture, Media and Sports;
  • Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE as a Minister of State in the Department for Transport
  • Daniel Zeichner MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

APPOINTMENTS TUESDAY 09 JULY

  • Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE as Minister of State in the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
  • Rt Hon Sir David Hanson as a Minister of State in the Home Office.
  • Georgia Gould MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office;

  • Abena Oppong-Asare MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office;

  • James Murray MP as a Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury)in His Majesty’s Treasury;

  • Tulip Siddiq MP as a Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister)in His Majesty’s Treasury;

  • Emma Reynolds MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in His Majesty’s Treasury and the Department of Work and Pensions;

  • Catherine West MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office;

  • Lord Collins of Highbury as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

  • Seema Malhotra MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office;

  • Jess Phillips MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office;

  • Luke Pollard MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence;

  • Alistair Carns MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence(Minister for Veterans);

  • Alex Davies-Jones MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice;

  • Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede asa Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip);

  • Alex Norris MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;

  • Rushanara Ali MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;

  • Baroness Taylor of Stevenage as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and as a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip);

  • Lord Khan of Burnley asa Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;

  • Andrew Gwynne MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;

  • Baroness Merronas a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;

  • Stephen Morgan MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education;

  • Janet Daby MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education;

  • Kerry McCarthy MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;

  • Michael Shanks MP as aParliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;

  • Miatta Fahnbulleh MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;

  • Andrew Western MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Work and Pensions;

  • Baroness Sherlock OBE as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Work and Pensions;

  • Justin Madders MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade;

  • Gareth Thomas MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade;

  • Feryal Clark MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;

  • Baroness Jones of Whitchurchas a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade, and as a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip);

  • Simon Lightwood MP asa Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;

  • Lilian Greenwood MP asa Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;

  • Mike Kane MP asa Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;

  • Emma Hardy MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

  • Baroness Hayman of Ullockas a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

  • Stephanie Peacock MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport;

  • Fleur Anderson MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office;

  • Kirsty McNeill MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Scotland Office;

  • Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office.

  • Sarah Sackman MP as Solicitor General.

APPOINTMENTS WEDNESDAY 10 JULY

  • Government whips appointed:
    • Rt Hon Mark Tami MP as Treasurer of HM Household (Commons Deputy Chief Whip);
    • Samantha Dixon MP as Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip);
    • Chris Elmore MP as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip);
    • Nic Dakin MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip);
    • Vicky Foxcroft MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip);
    • Jeff Smith MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip);
    • Anna Turley MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip);
    • Taiwo Owatemi MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip);
  • Assistant Commons whips:
    • Christian Wakeford MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons;
    • Gen Kitchen MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons;
    • Keir Mather MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons;
    • Gerald Jones MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons;
    • Anna McMorrin MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons.
  • Lords whips:
    • Rt Hon Lord Kennedy of Southwark as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms (Lords Chief Whip);
    • Baroness Wheeler MBE as Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip).
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