Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?

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Key context: <p>From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who is heading up key departments in new PM’s government</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/20/andy-burnham-new-prime-minister-pm-keir-starmer-labour-no-10-downing-street-speech-cabinet-uk-politics-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/20/andy-burnham-uk-prime-minister-meeting-king-charles">Burnham vows his arrival in power will be ‘circuit breaker’ moment for UK</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/20/six-highlights-andy-burnham-first-downing-street-speech">Six highlights from Andy Burnham’s first Downing Street speech</a></p></li></ul><p>Andy Burnham has appointed his first cabinet, with the new prime minister rewarding those who have been loyal to his takeover efforts. He had promised to pick his top team from all wings of the party in an effort to show he is trying to run a more inclusive administration.</p><p>But at the same time, his decision to have a brutal clearout of Starmer allies resulted in many considered to be on the right of the party or close to the former prime minister losing their jobs. These are the key announcements so far:</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/20/andy-burnham-labour-cabinet-profiles">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.