Arabic version: آندي برنهام يعلن حكومة عمالية جديدة
According to BBC News, Andy Burnham has announced a new Labour cabinet after taking office as prime minister following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation. Burnham won the backing of 379 of Labour’s 403 MPs to replace Starmer. He has pledged to shift power from Whitehall, bring greater public control to water and energy, build more council houses and remove VAT from electricity bills later this year, while keeping Labour’s pledge not to raise the main rates of income tax or National Insurance.
John Healey has returned to cabinet as chancellor of the exchequer, less than two months after leaving his post as defence secretary. Louise Haigh becomes chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, first secretary of state and Cabinet Office minister, where she will run the department that supports the prime minister and coordinates government policy. Ed Miliband moves from energy and net zero to become foreign secretary.
Shabana Mahmood remains home secretary, retaining responsibility for immigration, national security and policing in England and Wales. Wes Streeting becomes defence secretary, replacing Dan Jarvis. Yvette Cooper stays in cabinet as health and social care secretary after serving as foreign secretary in Starmer’s government and home secretary before that.
Lucy Powell has been appointed education secretary. Pat McFadden remains work and pensions secretary, while Angela Rayner returns to cabinet as secretary of state for housing, communities and local government. Rayner had quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after an independent ethics adviser found she had broken the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on a flat bought in May 2025.
Jonathan Reynolds becomes secretary of state for business, innovation, science and trade, returning to the business department he led until September 2025 in an expanded role that includes science and innovation. Bridget Phillipson remains women and equalities minister but is no longer education secretary. Lisa Nandy remains digital, culture, media and sport secretary, having held negotiations with the BBC over its future funding.
