UK PM’s new Cabinet: Pakistani descent Shabana Mahmood is justice secy, Indian-origin Lisa Nandy gets culture, sports and media
Chandigarh- Keir Starmer vowed to rebuild Britain as he became the UK's new prime minister on Friday.
Starmer, 61, assumed charge as the 58th prime minister after his customary audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, following ex-PM Rishi Sunak's meeting with the British monarch.
The Labour Party secured 412 seats in the 650-member House of Commons, up 211 from the last election in 2019. Sunak's Conservatives won just 121 seats, down 250 seats from the previous election. While the Labour had a vote share of 33.7 per cent the Conservatives had 23.7 per cent.Starmer wasted no time and appointing cabinet ministers soon after he entered office.
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