US EditionDavid Lammy Named UK Deputy PM, Replacing Rayner; Yvette Cooper Appointed Foreign Secretary: Report
Angela Rayner resigned after underpaying £40,000 in stamp duty, prompting Keir Starmer to reshuffle his cabinet, appointing David Lammy deputy prime minister and justice secretary.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed David Lammy as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned.
- After an inquiry found she breached the ministerial code, Angela Rayner underpaid stamp duty on an �800,000 flat in Hove and owed an additional �40,000, prompting her resignation.
- As part of the reshuffle, Yvette Cooper was moved to the Foreign Office, Shabana Mahmood was promoted to Home Secretary, and Ian Murray and Lucy Powell were sacked.
- Labour now faces added pressure with Reform UK rising in the polls, as Angela Rayner's resignation triggers a deputy leadership contest amid Prime Minister Keir Starmer's rocky tenure.
- Keeping Rachel Reeves in post ensures the three major offices below the prime minister are held by women, with Shabana Mahmood now positioned on migration policy as Home Secretary.
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After the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, the Labour government wants to continue. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has converted his cabinet for this.
Following the resignation of his deputy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to use the crisis as an opportunity – and rebuilds his cabinet.
Deputy PM Rayner quits UK government over stamp duty, as Starmer reshuffles front bench
Angela Rayner has resigned from the UK government after Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser, Laurie Magnus, found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty on a seaside flat.
UK PM Keir Starmer reshuffles Cabinet after Angela Rayner resigns over tax error. David Lammy named deputy PM as Labour faces pressure to regain public trust.
David Lammy Becomes UK Deputy PM: United Kingdom Gets a New Deputy Prime Minister After Angela Rayner Quits Over Tax Row
Following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has initiated a major cabinet reshuffle. In the shake-up, Yvette Cooper was named foreign minister. David Lammy Becomes UK Deputy PM: United Kingdom Gets a New Deputy Prime Minister After Angela Rayner Quits Over Tax Row.
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