New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils his government

The new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer began forming his government on Friday, July 5. Atypical personalities from the field and women in the highest responsibilities, the new team in power that Keir Starmer has begun to unveil illustrates the change he wants to embody and the image of seriousness he wants to project.

His number two in particular, Deputy Prime Minister for Housing Angela Rayner, 44, who comes from a very disadvantaged background and left school at 16, stands out in the British political landscape.

Rachel Reeves, a former Bank of England economist who is popular in business circles, becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer, the first woman to hold the post in the country.

David Lammy, a descendant of slaves, is appointed to the Foreign Office who has been able to show himself. In the past, he has been able to be very critical in the past of the former American president Donald Trump. In his first statement, he said he supported “an immediate ceasefire” in the war in Gaza.

John Healey, 64, a veteran of the Labour Party, inherits Defence, a key post during the war in Ukraine. Elected in 1997 when Tony Blair came to power, he held posts in several ministries and then, in opposition, was responsible for Housing and Health before moving to Defence.