Starmer appoints former UK PM Gordon Brown as special envoy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as his special envoy on global finance and cooperation on Saturday, reported Xinhua. "As Britain's longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon is well placed to work with our international allies to build a stronger Britain and boost our country's security and resilience," Starmer said on social media. Brown served as Britain's chancellor of the exchequer from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair, before succeeding him as the prime minister from 2007 to 2010. Ballots are being counted in Britain's local elections held on Thursday, with the process now almost complete. Results so far show Starmer's Labour Party suffering heavy losses, having lost around 1,400 council seats.

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