Former Labor leader Ed Miliband heads the British Foreign Ministry

Labor leader Andy Burnham, who took over as Prime Minister of Great Britain, appointed a new foreign minister of the country - Ed Miliband, a representative of the same party. This was announced on July 20 in a statement by the Office of the Head of Government.

"The King was pleased to confirm the following appointments: the Honorable Member of Parliament Ed Miliband for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth Affairs and Development," the message says.

In the cabinet of the outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Miliband served as Minister of Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality of the United Kingdom. From September 2010 to May 2015, the politician was the leader of the Labor Party, which in those years was in opposition.

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On the same day, it was reported that former British Defense Minister John Healey became head of the Ministry of Finance of the United Kingdom after Burnham's personnel decision. The new prime minister himself promised the citizens of the country to make the "biggest changes" in politics and the economy over the past 40 years while he holds office.

On July 20, Starmer announced his final resignation from the post of British Prime Minister, adding that he was "passing the baton" to Burnham. According to him, in 6.5 years as head of the Labor Party, he managed to bring the political force out of the crisis after the defeat in the 2019 elections, transform it and lead it to victory in the 2024 general elections.