The former Doncaster Central MP has been rewarded by new PM Andy Burnham

Doncaster’s Baroness Winterton has been rewarded with a role in the new Government of Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

The former Doncaster Central MP, who was elevated to the House of Lords following her retirement from the Commons in 2024, has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

On Monday, Baroness Winterton was among the well-wishers welcoming Mr Burnham to Downing Street as he was installed as Prime Minister.

Baroness Winterton, a former deputy speaker of the House of Commons, was seen embracing Mr Burnham and his wife, Marie-France van Heel.

Serving as Doncaster Central MP from the 1997 General Election before announcing her retirement ahead of the 2024 General Election, she now sits in the House of Lords.

She is the latest Doncaster appointment to Mr Burnham’s Government.

Doncaster Central MP Sally Jameson has been appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communties and Local Government.

She said: “I am delighted to have been appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

“I am looking forward to supporting Prime Minister Andy Burnham in his Government's mission to decentralise powers away from Whitehall and give power back to our communities.”

She joins fellow Doncaster MPs John Healey and Ed Miliband in serving in the new Government.

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer with Doncaster North MP Ed Miliband appointed Foreign Secretary.