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Starmer Names Gordon Brown Finance Envoy, Harriet Harman Women-Girls Adviser

5/9/2026

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On 2026-05-09 Keir Starmer appointed Gordon Brown as Finance Envoy and Harriet Harman as Women-Girls Adviser.
After meeting Starmer in No 10, Brown will advise on defence, G20 presidency and sold 12,712,000 ounces of gold for $3.5 billion—a price that would have yielded $60 billion (£44.05 billion) at $4,721.64 per ounce.
Harman’s role reports to Prime Minister, advises on violence against women, and helped pass Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act, creating 60 courts.

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Story summary

On 2026-05-09 Keir Starmer appointed Gordon Brown as Finance Envoy and Harriet Harman as Women-Girls Adviser.
After meeting Starmer in No 10, Brown will advise on defence, G20 presidency and sold 12,712,000 ounces of gold for $3.5 billion—a price that would have yielded $60 billion (£44.05 billion) at $4,721.64 per ounce.
Harman’s role reports to Prime Minister, advises on violence against women, and helped pass Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act, creating 60 courts.