Next UK Transport Secretary in 2026?
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Some remarkable cabinet appointments • • Wes Streeting defence secretary despite having no experience, replacing former soldier Dan Jarvis • • Ed Miliband foreign sec despite Trump admin’s views • • Shabana Mahmood home will disappoint Burnhamites who hoped she’d be moved • • And Healey…
ANDY BURNHAM'S CABINET • • [as of 22.53 with many ministers still awaiting their fates in No 10] • • John Healey - Chancellor • • Ed Miliband - Foreign Secretary • • Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary • • Wes Streeting - Defence Secretary • • Lou Haigh - CDL and First Secretary of State • • Yvette Cooper - Health Secretary • • Angela Rayner - Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary • • Johnny Reynolds - Business Secretary • • Lucy Powell - Education Secretary • • Bridget Phillipson - Women and Equalities Secretary • • Pat McFadden - Work and Pensions Secretary • • Lisa Nandy - Culture, Media and Sport Secretary • • Anneliese Midgely - Chief Whip • • Miatta Fahnbulleh - Energy and Net Zero Secretary • • Angela Eagle - Defra • • Alex Norris -Justice Secretary • • Kanishka Narayan - AI [expected]
Live: Lisa Nandy remains as Culture Secretary
Live: Lisa Nandy keeps job as Culture Secretary
Live: Lisa Nandy remains culture secretary
Live: Lisa Nandy will remain as the culture secretary, Downing Street said.
Lisa Nandy has been appointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport @dcms.
Lisa Nandy stays on as culture secretary
Lisa Nandy stays on as culture secretary
Sitrep on this crazy reshuffle • • In No10 without jobs: • • Lisa Nandy • Wes Streeting • Angela Eagle • Miatta Fambuleh • Alex Norris • Heidi Alexander • Chris Bryant • Ellie Reeves • Matthew Pennycook • Emma Reynolds • Hamish Falconer • • Vacant jobs • Defence Sec • Justice Sec • DCMS Sec • Transport Sec • Attorney General • NI • Scotland • Wales • Commons • Lords • Party Chair • • More with me outside 10 Downing Street now on @GBNEWS.
Cabinet appointments so far: • John Healey - Chancellor • Ed Miliband - Foreign • Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary • Louise Haigh - First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office • Pat McFadden - Work and Pensions Secretary
NEW: Angela Rayner is back in cabinet as communities secretary - her old job - and Johnny Reynolds goes back to department of business. • Lucy Powell becomes new education secretary - taking over from her one time deputy leadership rival Bridget Phillipson who stays in cabinet as minister for women and equalities. • Anneliese Midgley, a close Burnham ally and organiser extraordinaire, becomes chief whip.
BREAKING: • Angela Rayner MP as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government • • Jonathan Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade • • Lucy Powell MP as Secretary of State for Education • • Anneliese Midgley MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will be a member of Cabinet
LATEST APPOINTMENTS • • Angela Rayner returns as Housing Secretary. • • Jonathan Reynolds is Business Secretary. • • Lucy Powell takes Education (not deputy PM). • • Anneliese Midgley is Chief Whip.
Anneliese Midgley has been appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will be a member of Cabinet.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham appoints former Labour leader Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary in his new government.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham appoints former Labour leader Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary in his new government.
Ed Miliband: Ex-Labour leader now UK foreign secretary
New UK Foreign Secretary to Continue Support for Ukraine New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced his first cabinet appointments. Ed Miliband has taken over as Foreign Secretary, replacing Yvette Cooper. Miliband served as Energy Security Secretary in Keir Starmer's government and has been an active participant in international meetings on the resilience of Ukraine's energy system in the face of Russian attacks. Since 2014, he has taken a tough stance on Russia, calling for maximum diplomatic and economic pressure on Putin. John Healy, a former defence minister and one of the most determined and active supporters of Ukraine in British politics, has become Chancellor of the Exchequer. This is essentially the second most important position in the government after the prime minister. According to experts, the appointment of Healy will mean that increasing the UK's defense spending will become one of Burnham's priorities. It is also known that Shabana Mahmud has retained her position as Home Secretary. Other appointments will be made later. Video: Reuters [in reply to: Zelensky held his first conversation with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham According to the head of state, the British Prime Minister assured of his unwavering support for Ukraine and expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the latest Russian attacks. We agreed to discuss our further cooperation, including work within the Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition, during a meeting in the near future. Add News.LIVE as a reliable news source on Google]
Ed Miliband, a Jewish-British politician, former chairman of the British Labour Party, was appointed Foreign Secretary in Andy Burnham's new government.
Live: Ed Miliband appointed as Foreign Secretary
*ED MILIBAND NAMED UK FOREIGN SECRETARY
Congratulations to @Ed_Miliband on his appointment as the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. • • Estonia and the United Kingdom stand united as trusted partners and @NATO allies. • • I look forward to deepening our bilateral partnership, exploring avenues for further cooperation, and working together to strengthen Europe’s security and resilience.
Live: Burnham ally Louise Haigh given top delivery role
Live: Louise Haigh's cabinet appointment
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments: • • 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. • • More now on @GBNEWS
Live: Ed Miliband, who served as Starmer’s energy secretary, will become the foreign secretary under the new prime minister. That gives Mr. Miliband one of the highest-profile jobs at a time of significant upheaval around the world, including in Ukraine and the Middle East. It will also fall to him to help manage the relationship with President Trump.
Louise Haigh has been appointed as First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office @cabinetofficeuk.
URGENT Former British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband appointed Foreign Secretary
Live: Louise Haigh's Cabinet appointment confirmed
What is this event about?
This market will resolve to the individual who is officially appointed as the next Secretary of State for Transport of the United Kingdom by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
To count for resolution, the individual must be officially appointed by the United Kingdom Monarch. Any interim or caretaker Secretary of State for Transport will not count toward the resolution of this market.
If no such Secretary of State for Transport is appointed, or Heidi Alexander is re-appointed as Secretary of State for Transport, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “No next Transport Secretary in 2026”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the Government of the United Kingdom; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.