On Wednesday 27 June Prime Minister Rt Hon Tony Blair MP stood down as the country’s Prime Minister after 10 years in office.  This paved the way for a new British Prime Minister, Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP who has been the Chancellor since 1997.

Tony Blair visited Buckingham Palace on Wednesday afternoon for his audience with the Queen to formally resign his position as Prime Minister.  Later that afternoon the Queen summoned Gordon Brown MP to the palace to ask him to form a Government.

On Thursday afternoon, his first full day in office Prime Minister Gordon Brown began to form his Cabinet, one of “all the talents”:

Prime Minister – Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – Rt Hon John Hutton MP
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster/Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
Children, Schools and Families – Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon James Purnell MP
Defence/Scotland – Rt Hon Des Browne MP
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
Foreign and Commonwealth – Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Health – Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Home Office – Rt Hon Jackie Smith MP
Innovation, Skills and Universities – Rt Hon John Denham MP
International Development – Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Justice – Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
Law Officers – Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Leader of the House of Commons/Minister for Women – Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP
Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP
Party Chair – Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP
Transport – Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP
Chancellor – Rt Hon Alastair Darling MP
Work and Pensions/Wales – Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

The Prime Minister has set his challenges for the year to come:
My passion is education; my immediate priority is the NHS.
I look forward to working with the new Prime Minister and Cabinet on a range of issues.  I will endeavour to do my best to bring the views of my constituents of Glasgow North West to the attention of those in Government.  Together we can build a strong, united country and win Labour a fourth term.

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