Who’s who in Britain’s new Labour government led by Keir Starmer

LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed a Cabinet of Labour Party lawmakers and a few outside experts as he tries to tackle priorities including boosting a sluggish economy, building more homes and fixing the creaking state-funded health service. Labour has spent 14 years in opposition, so few have held government office before. Here’s who is in the new government: Prime Minister: Keir Starmer Deputy Prime Minister and Levelling Up Secretary: Angela Rayner Chancellor of the Exchequer : Rachel Reeves Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster : Pat McFadden Foreign Secretary: David Lammy Home Secretary: Yvette Cooper Defense Secretary: John Healey Justice Secretary: Shabana Mahmood Health Secretary: Wes Streeting Education Secretary: Bridget Phillipson Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary: Ed Miliband Work and Pensions Secretary: Liz Kendall Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary: Peter Kyle Transport Secretary: Louise Haigh Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary: Steve Reed Culture, Media and Sport Secretary: Lisa Nandy Northern Ireland Secretary: Hilary Benn Scottish Secretary: Ian Murray Welsh Secretary: Jo Stevens Leader of the House of Commons: Lucy Powell Leader of the House of Lords: Angela Smith Chief Whip: Alan Campbell Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Darren Jones Attorney General: Richard Hermer More junior appointments include Science Minister Patrick Vallance, who was the government’s chief scientific officer during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Prisons Minister James Timpson, a businessman whose chain of key-cutting and shoe-repair businesses works with ex-offenders. ___ This story has corrected the spelling of Defense Secretary John Healey’s name.