Who's in the cabinet?

Who's in Andy Burnham's cabinet?ByBy the Visual Journalism teamBBC NewsPublished20 July 2026, 18:59 BSTUpdated 13 minutes agoPrime Minister Andy Burnham has started building his new cabinet after taking office following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.Starmer resigned nearly two years after leading the Labour Party into power in July 2024.Explore our interactive guide below to learn more about the key figures and their role in government. The guide will be updated as new appointments are made. Andy Burnham's cabinet Tap on a photo to read more Andy Burnham Prime Minister Read moreRead again Andy Burnham is the new prime minister, after winning the backing of 379 of Labour's 403 MPs as the best person to replace Sir Keir Starmer.He has pledged to shift power away from Whitehall, introduce "greater public control" of the water and energy sectors and to build more council houses – while keeping Labour’s election pledge not to raise the main rates of income tax, VAT or National Insurance.Born in Aintree in 1970, Burnham was inspired by the miners’ strike to join the Labour Party in his teens and first became an MP in 2001.The former health secretary had twice failed to become party leader - losing to Ed Miliband in 2010 and Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 - and after leaving Parliament, served as Greater Manchester mayor. He returned as Makerfield MP in June and succeeded Sir Keir Starmer a month later. A life-long Everton fan and talented sportsman, he was part of Labour's Demon Eyes FC football team when Tony Blair was PM, and regularly featured in the Labour MPs vs Lobby journalists match while in Parliament. John Healey Chancellor Read moreRead again John Healey has returned to the cabinet as chancellor, less than two months after quitting as defence secretary.In his resignation letter Healey was highly critical of the government's defence spending plans, saying Sir Keir Starmer had been "unable" and the Treasury was "unwilling to commit the resources the n...