Labour leader Keir Starmer officially became the prime minister of Britain on Friday, following his party’s landslide victory in the general elections after being in opposition for over a decade.
Starmer assumed the role of the nation’s leader after a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace with King Charles III. He then announced his new team. Take a look:
Angela Rayner: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Deputy prime minister
Rachel Reeves: Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Pat McFadden: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
David Lammy: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
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Yvette Cooper: Secretary of State for the Home Department
John Healey: Secretary of State for Defence
Shabana Mahmood: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Wes Streeting: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Bridget Phillipson: Secretary of State for Education
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Ed Miliband: Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Liz Kendall: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jonathan Reynolds: Secretary of State for Business and Trade; President of the Board of Trade
Peter Kyle: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Louise Haigh: Secretary of State for Transport
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Steve Reed: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lisa Nandy: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Hilary Benn: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Ian Murray: Secretary of State for Scotland
Jo Stevens: Secretary of State for Wales
Lucy Powell: Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
The Labour Party won 403 seats, while Sunak’s conservative Party won just 109 in the 650-member House of Commons.