Who is in Keir Starmer’s Cabinet? Meet the PM’s top team
Keir Starmer promised that change would start today, and wasted no time in announcing his Cabinet, Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen reports
After a record-breaking victory for the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer has taken up residence in No10 and named his team who will lead the country.
His choices for the Cabinet signal his administration's priorities and a fresh direction for the UK.
Among the notable appointments was Rachel Reeves as the first female chancellor. She joins Starmer's top team alongside deputy PM Angela Rayner and Yvette Cooper as home secretary.
Mixed in the expected shadow cabinet appointments Starmer picked a few surprise ministers from the public including the former chief scientific adviser to the government Patrick Vallance.
ITV News sets out the full list of the newly appointed Cabinet members who will play key roles in driving the Labour government's agenda.
Prime Minister - Sir Keir Starmer
Deputy Prime Minister - Angela Rayner
Chancellor of the Exchequer - Rachel Reeves
Home Secretary - Yvette Cooper
Foreign Secretary - David Lammy
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster - Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Defence - John Healey
Secretary of State for Justice - Shabana Mahmood
Secretary of State for Education - Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Transport - Louise Haigh
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care - Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - Angela Rayner
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Steve Reed
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons - Lucy Powell
Secretary of State for Business and Trade - Jonathon Reynolds
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero - Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Liz Kendall
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Wales - Jo Stevens
Secretary of State for Scotland - Ian Murray
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) - Alan Campbell
Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords - Baroness Smith of Basildon
Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Darren Jones
Attorney General - Richard Hermer
Science minister - Sir Patrick Vallance
Prisons Minister - James Timpson OBE
There was also a surprise appointment for Lisa Nandy as culture secretary.
Nandy was brought in after the shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire lost her seat to the Greens in Bristol.
Lammy was appointed foreign secretary, putting to bed some speculation over whether he would get the post he shadowed in opposition.
James Timpson OBE, of Timpson shoe repairs, will also be made a peer as well as Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation in the Ministry of Justice.
He has advocated for employing former prisoners and reforming the UK's prison system.
Sir Patrick Vallance has also been named as Minister of State for science in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Vallance became a household name in the UK during the pandemic as the government's chief scientific advisor appearing regularly in the government's press conferences with Boris Johnson.
Sir Patrick, who will also be made a peer, has previously backed Labour’s flagship manifesto pledge to set up a publicly owned energy firm.
In his first speech as prime minister, Starmer said: "The work of change begins immediately, but have no doubt, we will rebuild Britain."
ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana reported Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray told all of the shadow cabinet before the election that the PM would judge them on how well they deliver the government's objectives.
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