(FILES) Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (L) and Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper leave after attending a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 23, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed David Lammy as his new deputy prime minister on Friday following the resignation of Angela Rayner for breaching the ministerial code, Downing Street announced.
Yvette Cooper will succeed Lammy as foreign minister, with Shabana Mahmood replacing Cooper at the interior ministry, Starmer's office announced as the PM carried out a major reshuffle of his top team.
