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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping

Familiar faces but not all from politics: meet the surprise Labour ministers

James Timpson
James Timpson OBE, who has been appointed minister for prisons, parole and probation, is a prison rehabilitation campaigner. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/No 10 Downing Street

When well-known figures from the Labour frontbench made their way into No 10 on Friday to form Keir Starmer’s cabinet, there were few shocks. But since then there have been some surprises among the ranks of new ministers, several of whom are not MPs, and will take up their roles only after receiving peerages. So, who are the prime minister’s most eye-catching new team members?

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