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LIVE: UK Metro Mayors Meet with British PM Keir Starmer at Downing Street | UK News LIVE | CNBC TV18
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Live outside 10 Downing Street monitoring for arrivals and departures of Mayors and Cabinet ministers. Sir Keir Starmer’s government vowed to let Britain’s mayors “take back control” as Sadiq Khan pushes for more power over London’s commuter rail services and a £2.2 billion boost to tackle the capital’s housing crisis.The London Mayor has been arguing that Transport for London should oversee services operated by Southeastern into Victoria, Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations, and the Great Northern services between Hertfordshire and Moorgate.Mr Khan has raised hopes that a Labour government, committed to “renationalising” the railways within the next five years, will be more willing to transfer control once Department for Transport contracts with the private rail firms expire.The Great Northern contract runs until next March but can be extended by the DfT to 2028, while the Southeastern contract is due to run until 2027.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Nik Johnson, David Skaithe, Mayor of West of England Dan Norris, Mayor of West Midlands Richard Parker, Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness, Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Mayor of the East Midlands Claire Ward, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram take a group selfie outside Downing Street in London
Keir Starmer cabinet List
Angela Rayner: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Deputy prime minister
Rachel Reeves: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Pat McFadden: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
David Lammy: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Yvette Cooper: Secretary of State for the Home Department
John Healey: Secretary of State for Defence
Shabana Mahmood: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Labour leader Keir Starmer declared the country is ready for change as he addressed his own constituency of Holborn and St Pancras in London. In a brief speech, Starmer stopped short of declaring victory as prime minister, but said the country had voted for change. After his speech, Starmer shook hands with his local opponents including Nick the Incredible Flying Brick of the Monster Raving Loony Party and Bobby “Elmo” Smith, who came dressed in an Elmo costume.

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