Sir Keir Starmer has begun announcing his new cabinet – hours after taking power in a landslide victory.
Here’s who the new prime minister has appointed:
Angela Rayner
Rayner has been Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy since he was elected Labour leader in 2020.
She also becomes levelling up secretary – a shadow brief that she also held.
Born and raised on a council estate in Stockport, Greater Manchester, she had her first child at the age of 16, crediting New Labour’s Sure Start policy with ensuring her life “wasn’t written off”.
She worked as a carer and then a trade union leader before entering party politics.
Earlier this year she faced questions over the sale of her council house but police and tax authorities confirmed there had been no wrongdoing.
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