Angela Rayner appointed new deputy PM, Rachel Reeves becomes UK's 1st female chancellor as PM Keir Starmer appoints Cabinet

Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner was appointed as Britain’s deputy prime minister by new Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, the first appointment to his top team of ministers.

She will also serve as secretary for levelling up, housing and communities.

Rayner has often spoken about her tough background growing up in a deprived public housing block and leaving school early as a young mother.

She started her career as a trade union official before embarking on a career as a lawmaker.

The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP @AngelaRayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities @luhc.

She will also be Deputy Prime Minister.#Reshuffle pic.twitter.com/tFkwgzCE5e

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 5, 2024

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Rachel Reeves has been confirmed as the new chancellor. She is the first woman to hold the post in its 800-year history.

The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP @RachelReevesMP has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer @hmtreasury. pic.twitter.com/qMSZxpZRH9

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 5, 2024

“It is the honour of my life to have been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. Economic growth was the Labour Party’s mission. It is now a national mission,” Rachel Reeves said in a post on X.

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It is the honour of my life to have been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Economic growth was the Labour Party’s mission. It is now a national mission.

Let’s get to work. pic.twitter.com/PchJFePDJa

— Rachel Reeves (@RachelReevesMP) July 5, 2024

Earlier, he addressed the nation from the same location after being officially appointed Prime Minister by the King, following Labour’s remarkable electoral success.

The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP @YvetteCooperMP has been appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department @ukhomeoffice. pic.twitter.com/1IXxGXDZjW

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 5, 2024

The UK has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday in a general election that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. Labours have secured 412 of the 650 parliamentary seats, while the Conservatives were reduced to 121.

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