After entering Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham has appointed a new cabinet.

• On Monday 20 July, The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

• On Tuesday 21 July, The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP was appointed as Minister of State for Health and Social Care.

• On Tuesday 21 July, Karin Smyth MP was re-appointed as Minister of State for Health and Social Care.

• On Wednesday 22 July, Alison McGovern MP was appointed as Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care

• On Wednesday 22 July, James Frith MP was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care

Baroness Merron will remain as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care.

No.10’s current list of ministerial appointments: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 – GOV.UK