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Meet Andy Burnham's New Cabinet: Here are all 28 politicians who will sit around the Cabinet table and govern the UK

We now know who will be setting the political agenda in the months to come.

Yesterday was a big day for British politics, as Andy Burnham became the country’s sixth Prime Minister in a little over a decade.

And the former mayor of Manchester wasted little time in getting started, appointing his Cabinet hours after making his first speech outside Number 10.

There will be a total of 28 politicians sitting around the table of power, with a mix of old hands and newcomers appointed to the key roles.

Here are all 28 - and how their political careers have panned out to date.

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