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Sir Keir Starmer has made Rachel Reeves Britain’s first feminine chancellor as he appoints his new cupboard to get on with the job shortly.
One of many best appointments for the brand new prime minister was Ms Reeves as his new chancellor.
She performed a serious position within the marketing campaign and, as a former Financial institution of England economist, has helped deliver financial credibility again to Labour from the wreckage of the Jeremy Corbyn years.
She is the primary feminine to carry the second most essential position in authorities in 708 years of the workplace being in existence.
Earlier, Angela Rayner had been handed her personal division as secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, taking up from Michael Gove.
There had been questions on whether or not she would possibly get a roving position, however she had shadowed Mr Gove with some success and had hankered after a division.
Ms Rayner, who may even be deputy prime minister, solely the second girl to carry the position after Therese Coffey in Liz Truss’s 49-day authorities, will mirror the position of John Prescott who was Tony Blair’s deputy and in addition in command of the division for native authorities and growth.
Simply 24 hours earlier than individuals went to the polls, Sir Keir was nonetheless being coy about who would get the highest jobs and refused in interviews to ensure anyone a publish.
This was partly because of Neil Kinnock coming unstuck in 1992 when he launched his new cupboard at an notorious rally in Sheffield solely to lose the election.
However most of the names of Sir Keir’s first cupboard have been simply predicted.
Already David Lammy, Wes Streeting, Bridget Phillipson, Yvette Cooper and Pat McFadden have arrived to be given jobs within the new authorities.
Mr Streeting teased reporters about his new position, saying: “We’ll discover out in a minute.’’
Mr Lammy smiled at reporters’ questions as he made his manner by Downing Road. He didn’t have to attend lengthy to be confirmed as overseas secretary after hypothesis the position may go to a different skilled MP, presumably the newly returned Douglas Alexander.
Ms Cooper was named as dwelling secretary, the position she shadowed beforehand, whereas John Healey is the brand new defence secretary.
Pat McFadden was rewarded for his success as marketing campaign coordinator by getting Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster working the highly effective Cupboard Workplace, usually described because the engine room of presidency.
Mr Streeting, one other stalwart, has been named the brand new well being secretary having held on to his seat in east London by just some hundred votes. It was an indication that Sir Keir intends to stay with the shadow workforce who helped ship victory.
One other clear-cut selection was the rising star Ms Phillipson, who like Mr Streeting gave an in-depth interview to The Unbiased throughout the election, and has turn out to be training secretary after changing into the primary MP elected on the night time in Sunderland South.
Having survived a scare from a pro-Gaza impartial in Birmingham Ladywood, key Starmer ally Shabana Mahmood has been made justice secretary.
In one of many few surprises, Lisa Nandy was promoted to tradition secretary, after the holder of the temporary in his shadow cupboard, Thangam Debbonaire, misplaced her Bristol Central seat to the Greens.
Ms Nandy had been demoted within the Labour chief’s final reshuffle in 2023 to shadow minister for worldwide growth.
Former chief Ed Miliband is called secretary of state for vitality safety and web zero in an indication Sir Keir will push by an agenda tackling local weather change regardless of dropping his £28bn inexperienced deal plan.
Sir Keir has additionally named Liz Kendall work and pensions secretary, Jonathan Reynolds the enterprise and commerce secretary and the president of the Board of Commerce, whereas Peter Kyle turns into the secretary of state for science.
At simply 36, Louise Haigh turns into the youngest cupboard minister of the fashionable period as transport secretary, once more retaining the position she held within the shadow cupboard.
In different anticipated appointments, Steve Reed was named atmosphere secretary, Hilary Benn is Northern Eire secretary, Ian Murray is Scotland secretary and Jo Stevens is secretary of state for Wales.