New UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer makes 10 appointments

The newly-elected UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has made 10 cabinet appointments, the BBC reports.

Starmer is the Labour Party’s first PM since Gordon Brown in 2010.

During his meeting with King Charles III on Friday, he was asked to form a government.

Here is the list of the 10 new cabinet members:

Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister

Rachel Reeves – Chancellor

David Lammy – Foreign Secretary

Yvette Cooper – Home Secretary

John Healey – Defence Secretary

Pat McFadden– Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Ed Miliband – Energy Secretary

Bridget Phillipson – Education Secretary

Wes Streeting – Health Secretary

Shabana Mahmood – Justice Secretary