Since his election in 2024 I have been consistently impressed by Calvin. He is thoughtful, experienced and passionate about our forces and veterans. Having served in the RAF he brings practical experience to the MOD ministerial team too. Welcome Calvin.
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has appointed new Ministers to replace the recent resignations
Angela Eagle as Security Minister
Stephen Morgan as Farming Minister
Louise Sandher-Jones as Armed Forces Minister
Calvin Bailey as Veterans Minister
🔴 NEW: After yesterday’s defence resignations, Louise Sandher-Jones MP will serve as armed forces minister (prev Al Carns) while Calvin Bailey MP will be veterans minister (previous Louise SJ)
Angela Eagle will be security minister (prev new Defence Sec Dan Jarvis)
Breaking: Angela Eagle has been appointed security minister (joint with Cabinet Office)
Stephen Morgan appointed farming minister
Calvin Bailey appointed junior defence minister
APPOINTMENTS:
Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP as Minister of State (Security Minister) jointly in the Home Office and the Cabinet Office
Stephen Morgan MP as Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
Calvin Bailey MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence
Jade Botterill MP as a Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
Emma Foody MP as an Assistant Whip, House of Commons
Lord Leong CBE as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Business and Trade
Lord Lemos CMG CBE as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Collins of Highbury as Parliamentary Secretary. He remains as Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Ramsey as Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)
Baroness Curran as Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)
The Prime Minister has also appointed the Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, to the Cabinet.
🔴Breaking News - Appointed as Government's National Maternity Advisor
Today, I am honoured to announce that I have been appointed as the National Maternity Advisor to the Government.
This role is deeply personal to me. Before I was a politician, I was - and always will be - a mother. Like far too many women across this country, I know what it feels like to come through childbirth carrying both physical and emotional scars. That experience has shaped me, driven me, and strengthened my determination to fight for safer, more compassionate maternity care for every family.
Please see my statement below ⬇️
Tomorrow is polling day across London.
Polls are open 7 am–10 pm and you'll need a valid photo ID.
Don’t risk deadlock and division. Vote Labour🌹❤️
Find where to vote here: https://t.co/Q8jtDblitN
Today marks the anniversary of the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, my friend’s brother.
We must tell a positive story of Englishness grounded in the England we are, not the England the far right wants us to be. #PMQs
Great to see @Keir_Starmer kick off Labour’s local election campaign!
Our focus is clear: tackle the cost of living, fix the NHS & rebuild pride in our communities.
Proud to support @UKLabour in Greenwich, Bexley & the country.
On May 7, vote for a more optimistic Britain🌹
For decades, women with severe period pain and heavy bleeding have been dismissed by doctors.
But for millions, it’s conditions like endometriosis or fibroids going undiagnosed.
We must start taking women’s pain seriously.
My piece in @DailyMirror 👇🏾
https://t.co/6XPGvwVuZm
Ahead of the women's big air competition at Milano Cortina 2026, go inside freestyle snowboard training with Mia Brookes as she eyes up her Olympic debut 🏂
Team GB Trains, in partnership with Aldi.
Watch now 👉 https://t.co/iJcIB2ZMl0
(Official) day 1 ✅
To our GB fans… stay tuned for even more action tomorrow 😍
To our GB athletes… enjoy some pizza and rest up 🍕
#TeamGB | #MilanoCortina2026
From my family to yours, I wish you a very happy Christmas.
This is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Christmas story, and the Christian values that define it.
Let’s look forward and celebrate the joy and hope that Christmas brings.
We pause today to remember Lance Corporal George Hooley as he returned home to the UK.
Before his passing, Lance Corporal Hooley wrote a letter to his family and friends to be opened in the event of his death. At their request, we now share his words with you.
Our thoughts remain with his family, friends and colleagues. May his words bring comfort to all who read them.