It is the honour of my life to be appointed Foreign Secretary

David Lammy, Foreign Secretary and MP for Tottenham

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

London, England

It is the honour of my life to be appointed Foreign Secretary

Descendants of enslaved people.

A black working class man from Tottenham Hotspur.

This society has never produced a Foreign Secretary before.

This reflects modern, multicultural Britain.

Proud internationalist.

Determined to seek benefits for the working people.

And committed to building a better future for all of us.

The UK has huge potential, but the world faces huge challenges.

More countries are involved in the conflict than at any time since World War II.

Rapidly changing technology.

And there is the climate emergency.

This Government will reunite the UK to ensure our domestic security and prosperity.

What happens in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is crucial.

Diplomacy is important.

We will start by rebooting our relationship with Europe, the climate, and the Global South.

There has also been a shift in the delivery of European security, global security and British development.

My story is a story of progress.

Progress is won by all those who strive for a better future.

Let us work together again for a better future.

Change starts now.