UK PM Keir Starmer names Rachel Reeves country's first female finance minister

Britain's Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria waves to the crowds of supporters and media from the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, Friday (July 5). - AP

LONDON: New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain's first female finance minister and Angela Rayner as his deputy on Friday (June 27) as he began putting together the team that will help him deliver on his promise to rebuild the country.

Reeves, 45, a former Bank of England economist, spent her time in opposition mending relations with the business community, which were strained under former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and pitching to voters that the party could be trusted with their money.