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London. Keir Starmer's cabinet in Britain has a record 11 women among the 25 ministers. Among them, Lisa Nandi of Indian origin has been made the Culture Minister. She has been re-elected from Wigan. 44-year-old Nandi said that it is an incredible privilege to head Britain's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called his first cabinet meeting on Saturday. Many issues were discussed in it. In the first meeting itself, the government cancelled the long-controversial Rwanda plan. Starmer said that the Rwanda plan is over and buried. Sending those who come to Britain illegally to Rwanda was the main plan of the Sunak government.

Angela Renner appointed Deputy Prime Minister

In the new government, Angela Rayner has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister. This is the second time in the history of Britain that a woman has become Deputy Prime Minister. Rachel Reeves has been appointed the country's first female Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yvette Cooper has been appointed Home Minister, David Lammy Foreign Minister and John Healy Defense Minister. In other appointments, Shabana Mahmood has been appointed Justice Minister, Wes Streeting Health Minister, Bridget Phillipson Education Minister and Ed Miliband Energy Minister.

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak managed to save his seat from northern England

The Labour Party has won a big victory in the general election held in Britain. During the election, Conservative Party leader and former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak managed to save his seat from Northern England. He has won from Richmond and Northallerton constituency in Yorkshire.

26 MPs of Indian origin won

A record 26 MPs of Indian origin have won the elections held in Britain. This is more than the 15 MPs of five years ago. Apart from Sunak, 20 of the winners are from the Labor Party, while five belong to the Democratic Party.

Prominent Indian-origin people selected

Seema Malhotra contested the election from the Labor Party. Feltham and Heston constituency has been retained for the fourth term. Malhotra has taken up the role of Shadow Minister. Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi has won from the Labor Party. However, the margin of victory was less. He contested from the Slough constituency. Navendu Mishra won the Stockport seat on behalf of the Labor Party. He is originally from Uttar Pradesh. He has been elected to the House of Commons for the second consecutive time from the Stockport constituency.

Preet Kaur Gill is Britain's first Sikh female MP

At the same time, Preet Kaur Gill, Britain's first female Sikh MP, defeated Conservative Ashvir Sangha in Birmingham. She has held this seat since 2017. Gill has served as the shadow minister for primary care and public health. Preeti Patel, a Conservative MP of Gujarati origin, won from Witham Essex. Patel has served in various positions including Secretary of State for International Development, representing the constituency since 2010.

Conservative leader Shivani Raja wins

Conservative leader Shivani Raja has won the Leicester East constituency. Here she was pitted against another Indian-origin Labour candidate Rajesh Aggarwal. Gagan Mohindra, a prominent politician of Punjabi background, has won in South West Hertfordshire. Mohindra has been a Conservative MP since 2019 after his initial election as a parish councillor in 2004. Conservative MP Suella Braverman won the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency for the fourth time in a row.

These Indians were also selected

Other Indian-origin MPs elected to Parliament include Jas Athwal (Ilford South), Baggy Shankar (Derby South), Satvir Kaur (Southampton Test), Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield), Varinder Jas (Wolverhampton West), Gurinder Josan (Smethwick), Kanishka Narayan (Vale of Glamorgan), Sonia Kumar (Dudley), Surina Brackenbridge (Wolverhampton North East), Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East), Jeevun Sandher (Loughborough) and Sojan Joseph (Ashford).

The AI ​​candidate got only 179 votes

For the first time in the world, an AI candidate was also included in the general election held in Britain this time. AI Steve got only 179 votes. He was a candidate from Brighton Pavilion constituency.

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