Lammy made deputy PM with Cooper as foreign secretary and Mahmood at Home Office – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood, David Lammy and Yvette Cooper. Composite: Getty

8.13pm BST

A summary of today's developments

• Keir Starmer implements a major reshuffle of his cabinet following Angela Rayner’s resignation earlier today from her government posts and position as deputy Labour leader over failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in East Sussex.

• The PM’s ethics adviser found that while Rayner “acted with integrity”, she had breached the ministerial code. Rayner said she takes “full responsibility” in her resignation letter.

• David Lammy takes over from her as deputy prime minister and is also appointed as the justice secretary.

• Yvette Cooper is the new foreign secretary and Shabana Mahmood becomes home secretary.

• Steve Reed takes over Rayner’s former housing brief while Peter Kyle is named business secretary and Liz Kendall is the new science secretary.

• Emma Reynolds will be environment secretary while Douglas Alexander will be Scotland secretary. Rachel Reeves retains her role as chancellor.

8.02pm BST

Nigel Farage has said there is every chance of a general election in 2027 and declared at Reform’s conference in Birmingham that he will run on a pledge to ‘stop the boats’ within two weeks of entering No 10.