David Lammy has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister as part of Keir Starmer’s major cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner resigned from her positions.
It comes after Ms Rayner also stepped down as Housing Secretary and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after admitting she underpaid £40,000 in tax after buying a flat in the seaside resort town of Hove.
The Prime Minister’s reshuffle will also see Yvette Cooper moved to Foreign Secretary and Shabana Mahmood taking her position as Home Secretary with Mr Lammy also assuming the role of Justice Secretary.
The move will be a huge blow to Ms Cooper who has been focused on stopping the boats.
She has now been moved out of that position and it will be incumbent upon Ms Mahmood to tackle the crisis after more than 50,000 people have crossed the Channel since Labour came into power last year.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will remain in her role.
However, the reshuffle has seen Lucy Powell sacked as the leader of the House of Commons and Ian Murray sacked as Scotland Secretary.
The changes by Sir Keir means it will be the first time ever, the three most senior ministers in government will be all women.
David Lammy has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary
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PAMs Mahmood has become the sixth Home Secretary of the 2020s, while Ms Cooper has become the seventh Foreign Secretary and Mr Lammy the sixth Justice Secretary.
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