Shabana Mahmood
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Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Home Secretary since 2025. She previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2025.
Official portrait, 2025
Mahmood's official parliamentary portrait, 2020
Mahmood (centre) at her swearing in as Lord High Chancellor, alongside Sarah Sackman as Solicitor General and Richard Hermer as Attorney General, on 15 July 2024
Mahmood at the Home Office after her appointment on 5 September 2025.
Andy Burnham
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Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliament for Makerfield in
Shabana Mahmood
…timescales and more conditions to be met, and made changes to rules for political protests. After the resignation of Starmer, she was reappointed by Andy Burnham in July 2026. Shabana Mahmood was born on 17 September 1980 in Birmingham, the daughter of Zubaida and Mahmood Ahmed. Her parents are of Pakistani…
Official portrait, 2026
Official portrait as Health Secretary, 2009
Burnham as Health Secretary, speaking at an event during the Labour Party Conference in 2009
Burnham speaking at the NHS Confederation annual conference in 2014