The Prime Minister has appointed two new advisers. Former PM Gordon Brown has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation and Harriet Harman takes on the role of the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women and Girls.

Gordon Brown will advise on how global finance cooperation can build a stronger Britain, boosting the country’s security and resilience. In the role he will be tasked with developing new international finance partnerships that can support defence and security-related investment, including measures that underpin the UK’s relationship with Europe. He will also engage with international leaders and finance institutions as well as private finance partners to establish multilateral finance mechanisms.

Brown was Britain’s longest-serving modern Chancellor of the Exchequer and his appointment comes as the UK prepares to hold the Presidency of the G20 next year.

In her new role as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women and Girls, Baroness Harman will advise the PM on how to galvanise Government to deliver for women and girls. She will work with ministers across Government to drive an impactful agenda focusing on tackling violence against women and girls, unlocking economic opportunity, and improving representation.

She will draw on work with women across Parliament to identify action needed to tackle misogyny and deliver greater opportunity for women in parliamentary and public life. She will also work with the Cabinet Secretary to drive a shift in culture across the Civil Service and Ministerial offices, enhancing opportunity for women and enhancing government delivery for women.

In her previous role as Solicitor General, Baroness Harman led a drive within government to make tackling domestic violence a priority. This led to the introduction of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act, to ensure more effective prosecutions for domestic violence and a new network of 60 specialist domestic violence courts.

Both appointments are on a part-time unpaid basis.