21st July 2026
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments as set up by Andy Burnham PM.
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.
Rt Hon John Healey MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP as First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP will remain as Secretary of State for the Home Department
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP will remain as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP as Secretary of State for Education
Anneliese Midgley MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will be a member of Cabinet
Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP will remain a full member of Cabinet as Minister for Women and Equalities, reporting to the Prime Minister
Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP as Secretary of State for Defence
Alex Norris MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Stephen Kinnock MP as Secretary of State for Wales.
Sir Chris Bryant MP as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP as Attorney General. She will attend Cabinet.
Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. She will attend Cabinet.
Kanishka Narayan MP as Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. He will attend Cabinet.
Hamish Falconer MP as Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He will attend Cabinet.
Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP will remain as Secretary of State for Transport.
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP will remain as Secretary of State for Scotland.
Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP will remain as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons.
Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon will remain as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.
Matthew Pennycook MP will remain as Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. He will attend Cabinet.
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP has left the Government
Rt Hon Darren Jones MP and Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP have left the Government
Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, and Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP have left the Government
Rt Hon David Lammy MP has left the Government
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC and Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP have left the Government.