Back to the Blairites: Starmer 'expected to bring David Miliband and Alan Milburn into his top team' - as he releases picture from inside Number 10 that cuts off the last five years of Tory PMs

Keir Starmer is looking to bring former Blairites back into the fold as he seeks to shore up relations with the US and drive forward reform of the NHS, sources say. Starmer walks up the staircase of 10 Downing St surrounded by photos of his predecessors Sir Keir has had a busy first two days, contacting world leaders and appointing a cabinet Sir Keir is reportedly eyeing up a number of people who played key roles in Tony Blair's cabinet Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has been appointed as an education minister in Sir Keir's Government While the new Prime Minister campaigned on 'change', his recent appointments have harked back to the past, drawing from a pool of talented Blair-era politicians. David Miliband is on the cards for a comeback to politics, insiders told The Sun Alan Milburn, a former Health Secretary, is also expected to help drive NHS reform The image of Sir Keir positioned him between the last former Labour PM's, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown Keir Starmer holds his first press conference at 10 Downing Street on Saturday Keir Starmer previously brushed off attempts to pigeon-hole him as either a Blairite or a Corbynite in a 2020 interview with Sky. Tony Blair speaks at the Global Energy Transition Congress and Exhibition in Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2024 Keir Starmer holds a press conference at Downing Street following his first cabinet meeting on July 6, 2024 Starmer led Labour to 412 seats in Thursday's general election, the highest number since Labour's landslide under Blair in 1997. Tony Blair stands between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer at St James's Palace in London ahead of the Accession Council ceremony in September 2022 Keir Starmer is applauded as he chairs his first cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Saturday, July 6, 2024 🚨 NEW: No 10 has released a clip of Keir Starmer's call with US President Joe Biden last night Biden: "Congratulations, what a hell of a victory!"