David Lammy: Everything you need to know about the UK's new foreign secretary

Labour's David Lammy is known as one of the most outspoken members of the party's frontbench - having had his own national radio show until earlier this year. He will now be the face of the UK's policy abroad, having been appointed to the role of foreign secretary - one of the top jobs in government. Here's all you need to know about the Tottenham MP.

Mr Lammy has previously commented on slavery and called for more 'celebration and commemoration… of slaves that were shipped… and the many that died…' Giving an outline of how he would reform the Foreign Office ahead of the election, Mr Lammy said 'being the first foreign secretary descended from the slave trade', he would use his roots to inform his politics, The Guardian quoted him as saying in a recent speech.

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