On July 6, 2024, UK Day will focus on the following:
● Starmer's speech as the new Prime Minister: Pledge to work to rebuild trust in the country and the people
● The list of new cabinet members of the British Labour Party has been released, and the number of women has reached a new high
● A Chinese-born Chinese was elected to parliament for the first time in the UK
● Labour won, and refugees can't wait to be smuggled into the UK
● Property experts believe that there will be a slight boost in UK house prices after the election
● Britain's FTSE 100 index fell after Labour's victory
Starmer gave a speech as the new Prime Minister, pledging to work to rebuild the trust of the country and the people
On July 5, local time, the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accompanied by his wife, delivered an inaugural speech in front of the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street.
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Starmer said that "the work of reforming Britain will start today". He promised to build a "service-oriented government" that would make politics a positive force and regain people's trust in the government.
In his speech, Starmer acknowledged that change will not happen overnight, but that his government will do so by building schools and affordable housing, restoring the NHS to normal services, enabling members of all segments of society to create wealth, and ensuring borders and streets are safe.
The list of new cabinet members of the British Labour Party has been released, and the number of women has reached a new high
On July 5, the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his new cabinet members, including 11 women, the most in history, including 25, specifically:
Angela Rayner – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Balanced Regional Development
Angela Rayner has been his deputy since Starmer was elected as Labour's new leader in 2020.
Rachel Reeves——财政大臣
Prior to entering the House of Commons in 2010, Rachel Reeves worked for the Bank of England and Halifax Bank. She graduated from Oxford University and won the UK Under-14 Chess Championship.
Today, she is the first female chancellor of the exchequer in British history.
Yvette Cooper——内政大臣
Yvette Cooper served as Secretary of State for Jobs and Pensions and Principal Secretary to the Treasury in the Labour Government under Gordon Brown. During her tenure at the Department of Health, she also became the first Cabinet Minister in the UK to take maternity leave.
David Lammy——外交大臣
David Lammy was the first black British to enter Harvard Law School, where he met former US President Barack Obama and the two became good friends.
Pat McFadden——兰开斯特公爵郡大臣
Shabana Mahmood——司法大臣
When she was first elected to parliament in 2010, Shabana Mahmood became the first female Muslim member of the House of Commons.
Wes Streeting——卫生大臣
Bridget Phillipson——教育大臣
Ed Miliband——能源大臣
Peter Kyle——科学、创新和技术大臣
Louise Haigh——交通大臣
Liz Kendall——就业与养老金大臣
Jonathan Reynolds——商务大臣
John Healey——国防大臣
Steve Reed——环境大臣
Lisa Nandy – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Hilary Benn——北爱尔兰大臣
Ian Murray——苏格兰大臣
Jo Stevens——威尔士大臣
Lucy Powell——下议院领袖
Darren Jone——财政部首席秘书
A Chinese-born Chinese was elected to parliament, the first in the United Kingdom
British media sources pointed out that Labor Party member Yuan Yang (Chinese: Yang Yuan) was successfully elected as a Berkshire Earley & Woodley constituency member with 18,209 votes in this general election.
According to online news, Yuan Yang was born in China in 1990 and moved to the United Kingdom when he was four years old. She graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and was previously a Beijing-based correspondent for the Financial Times.
Earley & Woodley are the new constituencies that have been carved out in this election, and Yuan Yang's victory makes her the first Chinese-born member of the British House of Commons.
The Labour Party won, and the refugees were eager to be smuggled into the UK
The British Labour Party, which won the general election, has promised to cancel the former Conservative government's "illegal boat deportation scheme" immediately after taking office.
The Daily Mail interviewed refugees in a refugee camp in Dunkirk, France, and found that the migrants welcomed the results of the British election and said that they would be smuggled into the UK in small boats as soon as the weather permitted.
One of the refugees said: "I am very happy that Sunak lost the election, I don't want to go to Rwanda, I want to go to the UK." Labour has given us hope that when the weather is good, we will go immediately. ”
Property experts believe that there will be a slight boost in UK house prices after the election
Richard Donnell, executive director of research at property data firm Zoopla, said there could be a small boost in the UK property market after the election. Because, "a government with a majority can boost consumer confidence, as we saw after Boris Johnson won the 2019 election." ”
According to statistics, in the year leading up to the last seven UK general elections, UK house prices have risen by just over 6% per year on average, while in the year following the election, house prices have risen by just over 7.5% on average.
In its pre-election campaign platform, Labor pledged to build 1.5 million new homes during its first term, as well as to keep mortgage rates low and help first-time buyers. However, property experts at Zoopla believe that future interest rate rises and falls will have a much greater impact on house prices than Labour's housing policy.
Britain's FTSE 100 index fell after Labour's victory
British media sources said that on the afternoon of July 5, after the dust settled on the election results, the British FTSE 100 index fell 0.45% to 8203.93 points. In contrast, the FTSE 250 rose 0.86% to 20,786.65.
Analysts believe that the rise in the FTSE 250 index is mainly driven by homebuilders, while the market expects that the winning Labor Party will be able to break through the planning impasse and accelerate the pace of construction.