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The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 1 October 2025.

This morning the Prime Minister spoke to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.

The Prime Minister opened the call by saying President Trump had put forward a workable plan to end the conflict in Gaza that had the support of Israel, allies in the Middle East and partners beyond. 

The President thanked the Prime Minister for recognising the State of Palestine. Both the Prime Minister and the President agreed that Hamas must now accept the terms of the deal put forward by President Trump to end the suffering, release the hostages and deliver a long-term pathway to peace.

The Prime Minister said he would remain in close contact with the President in the coming days. Both also said they would remain in touch about other parts of the bilateral relationship, including our collaboration on trade.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 8 September 2025.

The Prime Minister welcomed the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to Downing Street this evening.

They discussed the intolerable situation in Gaza, and the Prime Minister reiterated the need for an urgent solution to end the horrific suffering and famine – starting with an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a huge surge in humanitarian aid.

The Prime Minister outlined the UK’s ongoing work with its partners on a long-term solution, which both leaders agreed is the only way to bring about enduring peace and stability for both Palestinians and Israelis. The Prime Minister welcomed the President’s commitment to reform of the Palestinian Authority as a vital part of this work.

The President welcomed the Prime Minister’s pledge to recognising a Palestinian state ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting later this month, unless Israel changes its course. They both agreed there will be absolutely no role for Hamas in the future governance of Palestine.

They agreed to speak again soon.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 7 September 2025.

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Rt Hon David Lammy MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He will also be Deputy Prime Minister
• Rt Hon Darren Jones MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He will remain Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade
• Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Emma Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP as Secretary of State for Scotland
• Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). He is a member of Cabinet
• Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons. He will attend Cabinet

Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP and Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP have left the Government.

• Jason Stockwood as Minister of State (Minister for Investment) jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury
• Dan Jarvis MP as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office. He will remain Minister of State for the Home Department
• Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern as Minister of State (Minister for Skills) in the Department for Work and Pensions. She will remain Minister of State (Minister for Skills and Minister for Women and Equalities) in the Department for Education
• Lord Vallance KCB as Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. He will remain Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Michael Shanks MP as Minister of State jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Alison McGovern MP as Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP as Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Sarah Jones MP as Minister of State for the Home Department

His Majesty has also been pleased to signify His intention of conferring a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Jason Stockwood.

Baroness Gustafsson CBE, Jim McMahon MP, and Daniel Zeichner MP have left the Government.

• Anna Turley MP as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio). She will attend Cabinet
• Alex Norris MP as Minister of State in the Home Department
• Sir Chris Bryant MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade
• Luke Pollard MP as Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
• Georgia Gould MP as Minister of State in the Department for Education
• Rt Hon Ellie Reeves MP as Solicitor General
• Lucy Rigby MP as Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) in HM Treasury

Maria Eagle MP and Catherine McKinnell MP have left the Government.

• Rt Hon Ian Murray MP as Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Chris Ward MP as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
• Seema Malhotra MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She will remain as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Department for Education
• Mike Tapp MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Department
• Louise Sandher-Jones MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence
• Baroness Levitt KC as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
• Miatta Fahnbulleh MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Samantha Dixon MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Dr Zubir Ahmed MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care

Abena Oppong-Asare MP, Catherine West MP,  Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Lord Khan of Burnley have left the Government.

• Chris Elmore MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
• Satvir Kaur MP as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office*
• Josh Simons MP as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office*
• Josh MacAlister OBE MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education
• Olivia Bailey MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Equalities in the Department for Education
• Blair McDougall MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade
• Kate Dearden MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade
• Kanishka Narayan MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Anna McMorrin MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office
• Matthew Patrick MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office
• Katie White OBE MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Janet Daby MP, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Justin Madders MP, Gareth Thomas MP, Feryal Clark MP, Fleur Anderson MP, and Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP have left the Government.

*Satvir Kaur MP is currently on maternity leave. Josh Simons MP will serve as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office as maternity cover.

• Martin McCluskey MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Keir Mather MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
• Jake Richards MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Lilian Greenwood MP as Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Nesil Caliskan MP as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Sir Nic Dakin MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Christian Wakeford MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Stephen Morgan MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Claire Hughes MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Mark Ferguson MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Gregor Poynton MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Imogen Walker MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Jade Botterill MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Deirdre Costigan MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons
• Lord Collins of Highbury as Lord in Waiting (Government Whip). He will remain as Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Mike Kane MP, Kerry McCarthy MP, Jeff Smith MP, and Gerald Jones MP have left the Government.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 4 September 2025.

The Prime Minister addressed a virtual call of the Coalition of the Willing from Glasgow this morning.

The Prime Minister began by sharing his condolences with Portugal on behalf of the United Kingdom following the tragic crash in Lisbon last night.

Turning the situation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister said Putin could not be trusted as he continued to delay peace talks and simultaneously carry out egregious attacks on Ukraine.

That was further underlined by the indiscriminate attacks in Kyiv last week, causing significant damage to the British Council and EU delegation buildings, he added.

Discussing the latest military planning for the Coalition of the Willing, the Prime Minister emphasised that the group had an unbreakable pledge to Ukraine, with President Trump’s backing, and it was clear they now needed to go even further to apply pressure on Putin to secure a cessation of hostilities.

The Prime Minister also welcomed announcements from Coalition of the Willing partners to supply long range missiles to Ukraine to further bolster the country’s supplies.

He also thanked military planners and Chiefs of Defence for their ongoing and rapid work to ensure a force could deploy in the event of a ceasefire.

The leaders looked forward to speaking again soon.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 1 September 2025.

Today the Prime Minister is bolstering the Downing Street operation as this government delivers on the country’s priorities: growth people feel in their pockets, secure borders, and getting the NHS back on its feet.

The return of parliament marks a new term and a ramping up of the next phase of this government’s domestic agenda– relentless delivery on our Plan for Change.

The Prime Minister has today appointed Rt Hon Darren Jones MP as the Chief Secretary (Minister of State) to the Prime Minister and No10 Downing Street.

The Chief Secretary role is a new appointment which will work collaboratively across UK Government to drive forward progress in key policy areas, reporting directly to the Prime Minister.

The Ministerial role, based within No10 Downing Street, will directly oversee work across Government to support the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities and the Government’s Plan for Change.

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister (Minister of State) will attend Cabinet.

In addition, the Prime Minister has directly appointed Baroness Shafik as his Chief Economic Advisor to support the Prime Minister on economic affairs. This role and the additional expertise will support the Government to go further and faster in driving economic growth and raising living standards for all.

Baroness (Minouche) Shafik is a world leading economist, whose career has straddled public policy and academia.

She served as the Permanent Secretary of the UK’s Department for International Development, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, where she sat on the monetary, financial and prudential policy committees.

She was also President and Vice Chancellor of the London School of Economics and Columbia University and taught at the Wharton Business School and Georgetown University.

She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2015 and became a crossbench peer in the House of Lords in 2020.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 1 September 2025.

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP as Minister of State (Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister) at the Cabinet Office.
• James Murray MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
• Daniel Tomlinson MP as a Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) in His Majesty’s Treasury.

Background:

Darren Jones and James Murray will attend Cabinet.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 29 August 2025.

The King has been pleased to appoint Mr Peter Oliver, OBE, DL, as His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Merseyside on the retirement of Mr Mark Blundell, CVO, on 15th December, 2025.

Background

Peter Oliver (46) was born and has spent his whole life in Merseyside. He lives in Southport.

He has had a career delivering complex strategic digital transformation programmes, beginning within the NHS in Liverpool, and then with a range of organisations in the public, private and third sectors, across the United Kingdom and overseas.

Alongside his career, Peter has held leading volunteer roles in several local, national and international charities, most notably The Scouts, and as Chair of the Board of a large local academy. Peter’s voluntary work has been focused on supporting young people to get the best start in life, and has included developing successful collaborations between local charities, businesses and public sector organisations.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 19 August 2025.

The Prime Minister co-chaired a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing this morning with over 30 international leaders to update on the talks in Washington last night.

The Prime Minister began by reflecting on the constructive meeting, saying it was clear there was a real sense of unity and shared goal of securing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.

Turning to next steps, the Prime Minister outlined that Coalition of the Willing planning teams would meet with their US counterparts in the coming days to further strengthen plans to deliver robust security guarantees and prepare for the deployment of a reassurance force if the hostilities ended.

The leaders also discussed how further pressure – including through sanctions – could be placed on Putin until he showed he was ready to take serious action to end his illegal invasion.

The Prime Minister said he looked forward to updating the group again soon, as further work progressed in the coming days and weeks.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 17 August 2025.

President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer today co-chaired a virtual meeting of a grouping of ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Leaders with the participation of President Zelenskyy.

Leaders convened to discuss support for Ukraine and next steps in peace negotiations following President Trump’s meeting with President Putin in Alaska.

The Leaders reaffirmed their continued support to Ukraine, and praised President Zelenskyy’s desire for a just and lasting peace as he prepares for further consultations with President Trump in Washington DC.

The leaders also commended President Trump’s commitment to providing security guarantees to Ukraine, in which the Coalition of the Willing will play a vital role through the Multinational Force Ukraine, among other measures.

They re-emphasised the readiness to deploy a reassurance force once hostilities have ceased, and to help secure Ukraine’s skies and seas and regenerate Ukraine’s armed forces.

The President and Prime Minister also informed leaders that they would travel to Washington DC tomorrow for a meeting with President Trump, alongside President Zelenskyy.

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 16 August 2025.

Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, President Stubb, Prime Minister Tusk, President Costa, President von der Leyen.

Early this morning, President Trump debriefed us and President Zelenskyy following his meeting with the Russian President in Alaska on 15 August 2025.

Leaders welcomed President Trump’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia’s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace.

As President Trump said ‘there’s no deal until there’s a deal’. As envisioned by President Trump, the next step must now be further talks including President Zelenskyy, whom he will meet soon.

We are also ready to work with President Trump and President Zelenskyy towards a trilateral summit with European support.

We are clear that Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We welcome President Trump’s statement that the US is prepared to give security guarantees. The Coalition of the Willing is ready to play an active role. No limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries. Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine‘s pathway to EU and NATO.

It will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory. International borders must not be changed by force.

Our support to Ukraine will continue. We are determined to do more to keep Ukraine strong in order to achieve an end to the fighting and a just and lasting peace.

As long as the killing in Ukraine continues, we stand ready to uphold the pressure on Russia. We will continue to strengthen sanctions and wider economic measures to put pressure on Russia’s war economy until there is a just and lasting peace.

Ukraine can count on our unwavering solidarity as we work towards a peace that safeguards Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests.