Keir Starmer Chairs First Cabinet Meeting as UK Prime Minister

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:49am on 06 Jul 2024,Saturday UK Elections 2024

Labour's Sir Keir Starmer assumes office as UK Prime Minister, convening his inaugural cabinet meeting today. In a largely unchanged shadow cabinet, key appointments include Rachel Reeves as Chancellor, Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary, Wes Streeting as Health Secretary, Bridget Phillipson as Education Secretary, and David Lammy as Foreign Secretary. Notably, Sir Patrick Vallance, former UK Chief Scientific Adviser, takes on the Science Minister role. Starmer's new government prioritizes stability and continuity, building on Labour's historic election victory.

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