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David Lammy named Deputy Prime Minister in sweeping Labour reshuffle after Rayner quits

David Lammy named Deputy Prime Minister in sweeping Labour reshuffle after Rayner quits

Keir Starmer has named David Lammy as Deputy Prime Minister after Angela Rayner quit over a stamp duty issue. Lammy keeps the justice brief. Yvette Cooper moves to Foreign Secretary, Shabana Mahmood to Home Secretary, and Steve Reed takes Housing. Pat McFadden gains a powerful new super-ministry. A deputy leadership election now looms, with the result likely to shape Labour’s direction.

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