UK cabinet reshuffled

David Lammy became deputy prime minister of United Kingdom, as PM Keir Starmer reshuffles his cabinet following Angela Rayner's resignation, reports BBC

Lammy is also made justice secretary, while Steve Reed takes over Rayner's former housing brief. Yvette Cooper is the new foreign secretary and Shabana Mahmood becomes home secretary, while Rachel Reeves stays as chancellor.

Rayner resigned from her government posts and position as deputy Labour leader over failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex

The PM's ethics adviser found that, while she "acted with integrity", she had breached the ministerial code

Rayner says she takes "full responsibility" for the "error" - read her statement in full

Starmer tells Rayner she has been a "trusted colleague and a true friend" - read his response here