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A number of Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries have resigned from government. More info to come

Tuesday 19th May – All Health PPS’s resigned –

As of 18th May, Exeter MP Steve Race haas resigned from his position as a Health and Social Care PPS.

Race follows Kettering MP Rosie Wrighting and Hexham MP Joe Morris who were also PPS’s for the Department of Health and Social Care, before resigning last week.

All three PPS’s have now resigned.

Thursday 14th May – Health & Social Care Resignation and Appointment.

Wes Streeting resigns as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

James Murray is announced as new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

21.45 New Ministers appointed

The following ministers have been appointed:

• Nesil Caliskan MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Natalie Fleet MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office
• Catherine Atkinson MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
• Preet Kaur Gill MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
• Gen Kitchen MP as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Deirdre Costigan MP as Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)
• Shaun Davies MP as Assistant Whip, House of Commons

16.25 Zubir Ahmed resigns as Health Innovation and Safety Minister

13.47 Alex Davies-Jones resigns as Minister for Victims and Violence against Women and Girls

13.32 Editor’s analysis: the pieces are still very much up in the air

LabourList editor Emma Burnell says: “After the PPS resignations last night this looked like ‘Team Wes’ making their move. However the resignation of Miatta Fahnbulleh complicates that narrative. Miatta is firmly on the soft left of the party and would not be someone expected to back Streeting in any leadership contest. 

“This all goes to show just how complex this picture is. Support for the PM is not running along clear cut factional lines and neither is the make-up of those calling for him to go. 

“Though one short cut that LabourList readers might find useful is that those who are calling for a timetable are being widely interpreted as those who want that process to give Andy Burnham enough time to return to Parliament.”

13.04 Jess Phillips resigns as Safeguarding Minister

09:20 Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns as Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities

This morning I sent my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister.

I urge the Prime Minister to do the right thing for the country and the Party and set a timetable for an orderly transition. pic.twitter.com/u5UArjv7uR

— Miatta Fahnbulleh (@Miatsf) May 12, 2026

22.34 New Parliamentary Private Secretaries appointed

The following appointments have been made to replace those who have stepped down:

David Burton-Sampson MP – Health and Social Care
Linsey Farnsworth MP – Justice
Jayne Kirkham MP – Defra
Michael Payne MP – Home Office
Tim Roca MP – DWP
Sean Woodcock MP – Cabinet Office

19.58 Melanie Ward resigns as PPS in Department for Justice

My statement on last week’s election results pic.twitter.com/15UgrYpTa5

— Melanie Ward MP (@melanie_ward) May 11, 2026

18.38 Naushabah Khan resigns as PPS in Cabinet office

pic.twitter.com/fHoQqzUxFf

— Naushabah Khan MP 🌹 (@naushabah_khan) May 11, 2026

18.18 Sally Jameson Statement

18.10 Tom Rutland has posted his resignation letter.

Rutland was PPS to Emma Reynolds at Defra.

Statement on the Labour Party leadership pic.twitter.com/7V08SBwtEz

— Tom Rutland MP (@Tom4EWAS) May 11, 2026

18.09 Three PPSs resign

Sally Jameson has resigned as a PPS at the Home Office, Tom Rutland has resigned as PPS at Defra and Joe Morris has resigned as PPS at the Department for Health and Social Care.

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