Ministerial Appointments: July 2026

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Rt Hon John Healey MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP as First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
• Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP will remain as Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP will remain as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
• Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP as Secretary of State for Education
• Rt Hon Anneliese Midgley MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will be a member of Cabinet
• Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP will remain a full member of Cabinet as Minister for Women and Equalities, reporting to the Prime Minister
• Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP as Secretary of State for Defence
• Rt Hon Alex Norris MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
• Rt Hon Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Rt Hon Stephen Kinnock MP as Secretary of State for Wales.Wales
• Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant MP as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.Ireland
• Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP as Attorney General. She will attend Cabinet.Cabinet
• Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. She will attend Cabinet.
• Rt Hon Kanishka Narayan MP as Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital,Business, Culture, Media andInnovation, Sport.Science and Trade. He will attend Cabinet. Cabinet
• Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MP as Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He will attend Cabinet.
• Rt Hon Dan Jarvis MBE MP as Minister of State (Security Minister) jointly in the Home Office and the Cabinet Office
• Kirsty McNeill MP as Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Rt Hon James Murray MP as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
• Rt Hon Lucy Rigby KC MP as Minister of State in HM Treasury (Economic Secretary to the Treasury)
• Rt Hon Anna Turley MP as Minister of State in the Home Office
• Catherine McKinnell MP as Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice
• Katie White OBE MP as Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Andrew Western MP as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP as Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
• Florence Eshalomi MP as Minister of State in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Kate Dearden MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
• Chris McDonald MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
• Rt Hon Ian Murray MP as Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Emma Hardy MP as Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Emma Foody MP as Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Andy Slaughter MP as Solicitor General

The following have been re-appointed:

• Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP will remain as Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP will remain as Secretary of State for Transport.
• Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP will remain as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP will remain a full member of Cabinet as Minister for Women and Equalities, reporting to the Prime Minister
• Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP will remain as Secretary of State for Scotland.
• Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP will remain as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons.Commons
• Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon will remain as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.Lords
• Rt Hon Matthew Pennycook MP will remain as Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. He will attend Cabinet.

• Stephen Doughty MP will remain as Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Sarah Jones MP will remain as Minister of State in the Home Office
• Rt Hon RachelLord ReevesHanson of Flint will remain as Minister of State in the Home Office
• Sarah Sackman KC MP haswill leftremain as Minister of State in the GovernmentMinistry of Justice
• Luke Pollard MP will remain as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
• Lord Coaker will remain as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
• Michael Shanks MP will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Georgia Gould OBE MP will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Education
• Rt Hon DarrenSir JonesStephen Timms MP will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Rt Hon NickBaroness Thomas-SymondsSmith of Malvern will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education
• Baroness Sherlock OBE will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Karin Smyth MP havewill leftremain as Minister of State in the GovernmentDepartment for Health and Social Care
• Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE will remain as Minister of State in the Department for Transport
• Rt Hon PeterLord KyleKennedy MP,of Southwark will remain as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)
• Rt Hon SteveSir ReedMark OBETami MP,MP and Rtwill Honremain Lizas KendallTreasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip)
• Gen Kitchen MP will remain as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Baroness Smith of Cluny KC will remain as HM Advocate General for Scotland

The following have left thegovernment:

• Rt GovernmentHon Rachel Reeves MP
• Rt Hon DavidDarren LammyJones MP
• Rt hasHon leftNick theThomas-Symonds GovernmentMP
• Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP
• Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
• Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP
• Rt Hon David Lammy MP
• Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, MP
• Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC and KC
• Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP have leftMP
• Rachel theBlake Government.MP
• Sir Nicholas Dakin MP
• Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington
• Lord Livermore
• Lord Stockwood
• Lord Whitehead CBE
• Lord Vallance
• Lord Timpson OBE