But, the new PM has also introduced a few non-political ministers into the mix and brought back a few names from the New Labour era.Starmer has decided to appoint him as a science minister under science, innovation and technology secretary Peter Kyle.
A KC from Matrix chambers – which was co-founded by Tony Blair’s wife Cherie – Hermer has been appointed as the attorney general. Alexander held multiple ministerial roles in the New Labour years, including transport secretary and Scotland secretary under Blair, and international development secretary under Gordon Brown.However, he has not been in parliament for the last nine years as he lost his seat in 2015 when the SNP swept through Scotland.
Rehabilitation campaigner and CEO of the Timpson Group – which regularly employs former prisoners – James Timpson is now the prisons minister.