The claim
“Sir Keir Starmer appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.”
Our verdict
True
Both the BBC and LBC reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.
What we found
Both the BBC and LBC reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
The BBC article states that Starmer appointed Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.
bbc.co.uk· BBC article - Background
LBC reports that Gordon Brown has been brought back to serve as the PM's special envoy on global finance.
lbc.co.uk· LBC article
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