David Lammy named UK’s new deputy prime minister: Report

British foreign minister David Lammy has been appointed as the country’s new deputy prime minister, BBC News reported on Friday, replacing Angela Rayner who resigned earlier in the day over a tax error.

Earlier on Friday, Guardian newspaper Political Editor Pippa Crerar said in a post on X that Lammy will be replaced as foreign minister by Yvette Cooper, who is currently interior minister.