Starmer cabinet reshuffle: Who is in and who is out as PM overhauls his top team
Full list of Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s resignation
- Sir Keir Starmer has launched a major cabinet reshuffle following Angela Rayner's resignation as housing secretary and deputy prime minister.
- Ms Rayner resigned after an ethics adviser concluded she breached the ministerial code by failing to pay the correct stamp duty on a property.
- The reshuffle aims to relaunch the government as it struggles in polls and to deliver on key promises.
- Key ministerial changes include David Lammy becoming Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Shabana Mahmood moving to the Home Office, and Yvette Cooper to the Foreign Office.
- Other significant appointments see Steve Reed take over as Housing Secretary, Pat McFadden lead a new 'super ministry' for welfare and skills, and Douglas Alexander return as Secretary of State for Scotland.