The UK's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a strong start to the job by presenting a range of ministers in the new Labour government.
The country gets its first female finance minister in Rachel Reeves.
Flag-waving, cheering Labour supporters lined Downing Street 10 in London as Starmer promised to "rebuild" the country after King Charles III formally appointed him to form a new government.
The work for change begins immediately. Do not doubt, we will rebuild the UK, said the 61-year-old in his first speech as Prime Minister, according to AFP.
Among the ministerial appointments announced is Rachel Reeves, who now takes on the tough challenge of getting the country's high debt under control as finance minister.
I have no illusions about the level of challenges we face, said Reeves and added, according to BBC, that she cannot promise it will be easy and that it is a "long way ahead of us".
Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy party leader, becomes Deputy Prime Minister. The new Foreign Minister is David Lammy, who previously held ministerial posts in both Tony Blair's and Gordon Brown's governments. Former Labour leader Ed Miliband becomes Energy Minister.
The new Defence Minister is John Healey, also a political veteran with several previous government posts in Blair's and Brown's governments.
Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister
Rachel Reeves – Finance Minister
David Lammy – Foreign Minister
Yvette Cooper – Home Secretary
Shabana Mahmood – Justice Minister
John Healey – Defence Minister
Wes Streeting – Health and Social Care Minister
Bridget Phillipson – Education Minister
Ed Miliband – Energy Minister
Liz Kendall – Employment and Pensions Minister
Jonathan Reynolds – Business Minister
Louise Haigh – Transport Minister
Steve Reed – Environment Minister
Lisa Nandy – Culture Minister
Hilary Benn – Minister for Northern Ireland
Ian Murray – Minister for Scotland
Jo Stevens – Minister for Wales
Source: BBC
