The Starmer ministry began on 5 July 2024 when Keir Starmer was invited by King Charles III to form a government, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak after the 2024 general election.
Starmer ministry | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2024–present | |
 Starmer's cabinet in October 2025 | |
| Date formed | 5 July 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
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| No. of ministers |
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| Ministers removed | 11 resigned 1 dismissed 20 (at 2025 reshuffle) left for other reasons |
| Member party | Labour Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition cabinet | |
| Opposition party | Conservative Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election | 2024 general election |
| Legislature term | 2024–present |
| Budgets | |
| Predecessor | Sunak ministry |
Background
editStarmer formed his government throughout 5–7 July, after his party won 411 seats in the 2024 general election, with the new Cabinet meeting for the first time on 6 July, and the new Parliament being called to meet on 9 July.[1][2][3] It has been noted for its female political representation, appointing women to a record half of the Cabinet (including Rachel Reeves as the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer in British history) and three of the five top positions in the British government, including Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.[4][5][failed verification]
Starmer also appointed experts: scientist Patrick Vallance as Minister of State for Science, rehabilitation campaigner James Timpson as Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation, and international law expert Richard Hermer as Attorney General for England and Wales.[6] The government includes a few ministers from the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Hilary Benn, Yvette Cooper, David Lammy and Ed Miliband in the Cabinet, and Jacqui Smith and Douglas Alexander as junior ministers.[7][8][9]
Cabinet
editJuly 2024 – September 2025
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NB * Also appointed to the non-government role of Chair of the Labour Party.
Changes
editChanges from Starmer's final Shadow Cabinet to Cabinet.[12]
- Thangam Debbonaire (Shadow Culture Secretary) lost her seat and Lisa Nandy was appointed to Cabinet in her place.
- Nandy's previous role (Shadow International Development Cabinet Minister) was a full member of Shadow Cabinet despite the department having merged into the Foreign Office under the previous government (not reformed by Starmer). Anneliese Dodds was appointed to attend Cabinet as Minister of State (Development).
- Dodds was also appointed Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities), while Bridget Phillipson was appointed to the more senior role of Minister for Women and Equalities.[13] Dodds had served in Shadow Cabinet as Chair of the Labour Party and Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary.
- Ellie Reeves' previous role (Deputy National Campaign Coordinator) has no government equivalent. She was appointed to succeed Dodds as Chair of the Labour Party[14] (a non-ministerial role). She was also appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio), but did not initially attend Cabinet.
- Jonathan Ashworth (Shadow Paymaster General) lost his seat. Nick Thomas-Symonds (Shadow Minister without Portfolio) was appointed Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations), but will not attend Cabinet.[15]
- Emily Thornberry (Shadow Attorney General) was not appointed to Cabinet nor any junior ministerial role and returns to the backbenches.[15] Richard Hermer was appointed Attorney General from outside parliament and will be given a life peerage to serve.
- Hermer, Sir Alan Campbell (Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons) and Darren Jones (Chief Secretary to the Treasury) were appointed to attend Cabinet. These portfolios had been full members of the Shadow Cabinet.
- Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords) had been a member of the Shadow Cabinet as Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Lords, but he was not appointed to Cabinet while remaining in the same role.
Subsequent changes.
- Pat McFadden was appointed to the additional role of Minister for Intergovernmental Relations on 5 September 2024.[16]
- Louise Haigh resigned as Transport Secretary on 28 November 2024, and was replaced by Heidi Alexander the following day.[17][18]
- Ellie Reeves was promoted to attend Cabinet in her existing role as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio) on 2 December 2024.[19][20]
- Anneliese Dodds resigned as Minister of State (Development) and Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) on 28 February 2025.[21] Dodds was replaced in her Cabinet-attending Development role by Jenny Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington[22], and in her Women and Equalities role by Jacqui Smith, Baroness Smith of Malvern[23].
September 2025 – present
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NB * Also appointed to the non-government role of Chair of the Labour Party.
Changes
edit- Darren Jones was appointed to the new role of Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on 1 September 2025[26] and subsequently took over two roles from Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 5 September 2025 and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations on 6 September 2025[27].
- James Murray replaced Darren Jones as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.[24]
- Angela Rayner resigned.[28]
- David Lammy moved to be Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, replacing Shabana Mahmood. He was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister, replacing Angela Rayner.[25]
- Yvette Cooper moved to be Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, replacing David Lammy.
- Shabana Mahmood moved to be Secretary of State for the Home Department, replacing Yvette Cooper.
- Steve Reed moved to be Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, replacing Angela Rayner.[25]
- Emma Reynolds was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, replacing Steve Reed.
- Sir Alan Campbell was appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, replacing Lucy Powell who left the government.
- Jonathan Reynolds was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons, replacing Sir Alan Campbell.
- Peter Kyle moved to be Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade, replacing Jonathan Reynolds.
- Liz Kendall moved to be Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, replacing Peter Kyle.
- Pat McFadden moved to be Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, replacing Liz Kendall.
- Douglas Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, replacing Ian Murray who moved to be Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (Murray will no longer attend Cabinet).
- Anna Turley was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio), replacing Ellie Reeves who moved to be Solicitor General (Reeves will no longer attend Cabinet).
Non-ministerial changes (alongside reshuffle):
- Anna Turley also replaced Ellie Reeves as Chair of the Labour Party.[29]
- Minouche Shafik, Baroness Shafik joined as an economic adviser.[30]
- James Lyons departed as strategic communications director.[31]
- Nin Pandit departed as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[32]
Subsequent changes.
- Nick Thomas-Symonds was promoted to attend Cabinet in his existing role as Paymaster General,
Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) on 2 December 2025.[33]
List of ministers
edit| Member of the House of Commons | Member of the House of Lords | ||
| Cabinet ministers are listed in bold | |||
| Ministers that attend Cabinet are listed in bold italics | |||
Prime Minister and Cabinet Office
edit| Cabinet Office including Prime Minister's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union |
Sir Keir Starmer | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Pat McFadden | 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Minister for Intergovernmental Relations | 5 September 2024[16] – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister | Darren Jones | 1 September 2025 – present | |
| Minister for Intergovernmental Relations | 6 September 2025[27] – present | ||
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | 5 September 2025 – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) | Ellie Reeves (attending Cabinet from December 2024) (unpaid) |
6 July 2024[19] – 6 September 2025 | |
| Anna Turley (unpaid) | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) |
Nick Thomas-Symonds (attending Cabinet from December 2025) |
8 July 2024[33] – present | |
| Minister of State | Douglas Alexander (also Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) |
10 February 2025[35] – 5 September 2025 | |
| Minister of State (Minister for Security) (jointly with Home Office from September 2025) |
Dan Jarvis | 6 September 2025[36] – present | |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Georgia Gould | 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Abena Oppong-Asare | 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Chris Ward | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Satvir Kaur (on maternity leave until 22 February 2026) (unpaid) |
7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Josh Simons (covering Satvir Kaur during her maternity leave) |
7 September 2025 – 28 February 2026 | ||
Departments of state
edit| Ministry of Defence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | John Healey | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords) | Vernon Coaker, Baron Coaker | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry) | Maria Eagle | 8 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) | Luke Pollard | 6 September 2025 – present | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) | 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Alistair Carns | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People) | 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Louise Sandher-Jones | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Department for Education including Office for Equality and Opportunity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Secretary of State for Education | Bridget Phillipson | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | 8 July 2024 – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) | Anneliese Dodds (also Minister of State (Development)) |
8 July 2024 – 28 February 2025[22] | |
| Jacqui Smith, Baroness Smith of Malvern | 4 March 2025[23] – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for Skills) (jointly with Department for Work and Pensions from September 2025) |
6 July 2024 – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) | Catherine McKinnell | 8 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Georgia Gould | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (jointly with Department for Work and Pensions) |
Sir Stephen Timms | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) | Dame Nia Griffith (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office) |
8 October 2024[39] – 7 September 2025 | |
| Seema Malhotra (also Minister for Migration and Citizenship until Sep 2025, also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) from September 2025) |
8 October 2024[39] – present[25] | ||
| Olivia Bailey | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) | |||
| Stephen Morgan | 9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) | Janet Daby | 9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Josh MacAlister | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | ||
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Steve Reed | 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | ||
| Emma Reynolds | 5 September 2025 – present | |||
| Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs) | Daniel Zeichner | 8 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Dame Angela Eagle | 6 September 2025 – present | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) | Emma Hardy | 9 July 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) | Mary Creagh (initially unpaid) | 18 July 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals) | Sue Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 9 July 2024 – present | ||
| Department of Health and Social Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Wes Streeting | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister of State for Care | Stephen Kinnock | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care) | Karin Smyth | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention | Andrew Gwynne | 9 July 2024 – 8 February 2025[35] | |
| Ashley Dalton | 10 February 2025[35] – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health | Gillian Merron, Baroness Merron | 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety | Zubir Ahmed | 6 September 2025 – present | |
| Northern Ireland Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Hilary Benn | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Fleur Anderson | 9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Matthew Patrick | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Scotland Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | ||
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Ian Murray | 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | ||
| Douglas Alexander | 5 September 2025 – present | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Kirsty McNeill | 9 July 2024 – present | ||
| Department for Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Louise Haigh | 5 July 2024 – 28 November 2024[17] | |
| Heidi Alexander | 29 November 2024[18] – present | ||
| Minister of State (Minister for Rail) | Peter Hendy, Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill (unpaid) | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Future of Roads) | Lilian Greenwood (also Junior Lord of the Treasury from 16 September 2025) |
9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025[Note 1] | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport) | 16 September 2025[Note 1] – present | ||
| Simon Lightwood | 9 July 2024 – September 2025 | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Roads and Buses) | September 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime, and Security) | Mike Kane | 9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation) | Keir Mather | 7 September 2025 – present | |
| HM Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer, Second Lord of the Treasury |
Rachel Reeves | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Darren Jones | 5 July 2024 – 1 September 2025 | |
| James Murray | 1 September 2025 – present | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore | 8 July 2024 – present | |
| Minister of State (Minister for Investment) (jointly with Department for Business and Trade) |
Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness Gustafsson (unpaid) | 10 October 2024[37] – 6 September 2025[38] | |
| Jason Stockwood, Baron Stockwood (unpaid) | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) | Tulip Siddiq | 9 July 2024 – 14 January 2025[47] | |
| Emma Reynolds | 14 January 2025[47] – 5 September 2025 | ||
| Lucy Rigby | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | James Murray | 9 July 2024 – 1 September 2025 | |
| Dan Tomlinson | 1 September 2025 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary | Emma Reynolds (also Minister for Pensions) |
9 July 2024 – 14 January 2025[47] | |
| Torsten Bell (also Minister for Pensions) |
14 January 2025[47] – present | ||
| Wales Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | ||
| Secretary of State for Wales | Jo Stevens | 5 July 2024 – present | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Dame Nia Griffith (also Minister for Equalities from October 2024) |
9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Anna McMorrin | 7 September 2025 – present | |||
| Claire Hughes (also Assistant Whip) |
16 September 2025 – present | |||
Law officers
edit| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Attorney General, Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Solicitor General | Sarah Sackman | 9 July 2024 – 2 December 2024[19] | |
| Lucy Rigby | 2 December 2024[19] – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Ellie Reeves | 6 September 2025 – present | ||
| Office of the Advocate General for Scotland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | ||
| Advocate General for Scotland | Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny | 29 August 2024[50] – present | ||
Parliament
edit| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons |
Lucy Powell | 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Sir Alan Campbell | 5 September 2025 – present | ||
| Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords |
Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon | 5 July 2024 – present | |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Africa) until Sep 2025, also Lord in Waiting) (paid as a whip) |
9 July 2024 – present | |
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Government Chief Whip |
Sir Alan Campbell | 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Jonathan Reynolds | 5 September 2025 – present | ||
| Treasurer of HM Household Deputy Government Chief Whip |
Sir Mark Tami | 10 July 2024 – present | |
| Comptroller of HM Household Senior Government Whip |
Chris Elmore | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | |
| Nesil Caliskan | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Vice Chamberlain of HM Household Senior Government Whip |
Samantha Dixon | 10 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |
| Lilian Greenwood | 7 September 2025 – 16 September 2025[Note 1] | ||
| Sir Nic Dakin (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing and Youth Justice until 7 Sep 2025) (paid as a whip) |
16 September 2025[Note 1] – present | ||
| Junior Lords of the Treasury Government Whips |
10 July 2024 – 16 September 2025[Note 1] | ||
| Vicky Foxcroft | 10 July 2024 – 19 June 2025[51] | ||
| Jeff Smith | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Anna Turley | 10 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Taiwo Owatemi | 10 July 2024 – present | ||
| Christian Wakeford | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Stephen Morgan | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Claire Hughes | 7 September 2025 – 16 September 2025[Note 1] | ||
| Lilian Greenwood (also Minister for Local Transport) |
16 September 2025[Note 1] – present | ||
| Gen Kitchen | 16 September 2025 – present | ||
| Assistant Whips Assistant Government Whips |
10 July 2024 – 16 September 2025 | ||
| Christian Wakeford | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Keir Mather | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Gerald Jones | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Anna McMorrin | 10 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Martin McCluskey | 18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Kate Dearden | 18 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Jake Richards (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International) (paid as a whip) |
7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Mark Ferguson | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Gregor Poynton | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Imogen Walker | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Jade Botterill | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Deirdre Costigan | 7 September 2025 – present | ||
| Claire Hughes (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office) |
16 September 2025[Note 1] – present | ||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Incumbent | Term | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms Government Chief Whip |
Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark | 10 July 2024 – present | |
| Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard Deputy Government Chief Whip |
Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler | 10 July 2024 – present | |
| Lords and Baronesses in Waiting Government Whips |
Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Africa) until Sep 2025) (paid as a whip) |
9 July 2024 – present[25] | |
| Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (also Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government) (paid as a whip) |
9 July 2024 – present | ||
| Frederick Ponsonby, Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Lords Minister in the Ministry of Justice) (paid as a whip) |
9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | ||
| Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (also Minister for Legislation in the Department for Business and Trade, also Minister for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety) (paid as a whip) |
9 July 2024 – 7 September 2025 | ||
| Ruth Anderson, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 11 July 2024 – present | ||
| Sonny Leong, Baron Leong (unpaid) | 11 July 2024 – present | ||
| Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross (also Minister for Gambling and Heritage, and Lords Minister until Sep 2025, also Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister from September 2025) (paid as a whip) |
11 July 2024 – present | ||
| Judith Blake, Baroness Blake of Leeds (unpaid) | 11 July 2024 – present | ||
| John Cryer, Baron Cryer (unpaid) | 8 October 2024[39] – 14 February 2025[35] | ||
| Claude Moraes, Baron Moraes (unpaid) | 10 February 2025[35] – 22 July 2025[52] | ||
| Phil Wilson, Baron Wilson of Sedgefield (unpaid) | 10 February 2025[35] – present | ||
| Michael Katz, Baron Katz (unpaid) | 11 April 2025[53] – present | ||
| Gerard Lemos, Baron Lemos (unpaid) | 22 July 2025[52] – present | ||
| Liz Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Effra (also Minister for Digital Economy) (paid as a whip) |
11 September 2025 – present | ||
Non-ministerial appointments
editParliamentary Private Secretaries
editIn July 2025, analysis by LabourList and PLMR suggested that there were 38 Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPSs).[54] On 11 September 2025, an updated PPS list was issued following the reshuffle.[55] As of 19 November 2025,[update] an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries was published on GOV.UK.[56]
Prime Minister's Office
editChurch Commissioner
edit| Office | Incumbent | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Second Church Estates Commissioner | Marsha de Cordova | 7 October 2024[75] – present |
Departures from the Starmer ministry
editThis is a list of departures from the Starmer ministry since forming a government on 6 July 2024. It does not include ministers who left government as part of the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle which followed the resignation of Angela Rayner.
Ministerial departures
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Non-ministerial departures
edit| Name | Office | Date of leaving government | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sue Gray | Downing Street Chief of Staff | 6 October 2024 | Resigned amid intense commentary around her position[69] |
|
Matthew Doyle | Downing Street Director of Communications | 28 March 2025 | Resigned[72] |
|
Navendu Mishra MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (non-ministerial role) | 16 May 2025 | Resigned[57] |
| Nin Pandit | Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | 28 August 2025 | Resigned[32] | |
| James Lyons | Downing Street Strategic Communications Director | 1 September 2025 | Resigned[31] | |
|
Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson | British Ambassador to the United States | 11 September 2025 | Sacked following the release of documents revealing the extent of his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein[79] |
| Paul Ovenden | Downing Street Head of Political Strategy | 15 September 2025 | Resigned after offensive and sexually explicit messages, relating to Diane Abbott, were discovered[74] | |
| Steph Driver | Downing Street Director of Communications | 25 September 2025 | Resigned[73] | |
| Morgan McSweeney | Downing Street Chief of Staff | 8 February 2026 | Resigned amid internal party pressures stemming from his involvement in recommending the appointment of Mandelson[80] | |
| Tim Allan | Downing Street Director of Communications | 9 February 2026 | Resigned following the resignation of McSweeney | |
Notes
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