90 m. ago Keir Starmer makes David Lammy deputy PM as Angela Rayner resignation sparks major cabinet reshuffle

Reshuffle takes place on tumultuous day at the top of Government as Rayner forced to quit over stamp duty scandal

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2 h. ago Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out in Keir Starmer's top team after Angela Rayner quits

The Prime Minister has shaken up his top team after Angela Rayner was forced to resign over her tax affairs

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3 h. ago Rayner’s allies lash out at Starmer after deputy prime minister resigns in tax scandal

Analysis: Angela Rayner and those closest to her believe she has been betrayed by Keir Starmer and that her departure followed a months-long ‘get Angela’ campaign

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3 h. ago Government 'super ministry' explained as major cabinet reshuffle underway after Rayner resignation

A major reshuffling has been underway on Friday after Angela Rayner's resignation of Deputy PM

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4 h. ago Starmer forced to shake up top team after Rayner resigns over tax row

Reeves the only senior minister to keep her job as PM forced into major reshuffle after Rayner resigns for breaching the ministerial code

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves among the few survivors of Keir Starmer's brutal Cabinet purge despite Britain's stalling economy and mounting threat of debt crisis

After being forced into action by Angela Rayner 's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister over her tax row, Sir Keir carried out a frantic reshuffle of his administration.

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4 h. ago Greater Manchester colleagues support Angela Rayner following resignation

"A colleague, a friend and a force for good in our party and country." said one MP

Sport

4 h. ago Keir Starmer completes major cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty scandal

Shabana Mahmood is the new Home Secretary, David Lammy will take over a Deputy Prime Minister and Steve Reed becomes Housing Secretary

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5 h. ago The inside story of Angela Rayner’s resignation and how she wants to quit politics

Angela Rayner had been torn between being propelled to the top job and quitting politics altogether - but a mistake on tax has made the choice for her

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5 h. ago Will Rachel Reeves be the ONLY survivor of Keir Starmer's brutal Cabinet purge despite Britain's stalling economy and mounting threat of a debt crisis?

After being forced into action by Angela Rayner 's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister over her tax row, Sir Keir carried out a frantic reshuffle of his administration.

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5 h. ago The Labour ministers ousted in scandals as Angela Rayner resigns over tax affairs

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

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6 h. ago Angela Rayner resigns LIVE: David Lammy becomes Deputy PM in reshuffle as MP quits cabinet over stamp duty scandal

Sir Keir Starmer set to announce reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s dramatic departure

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6 h. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: Starmer makes Lammy deputy PM and Cooper foreign secretary after Rayner resignation

Keir Starmer has started a major cabinet reshuffle after saying he was 'very sad' Rayner's time in government had come to an end

Society

6 h. ago Who is in and who is out? Cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner quits

The Prime Minister is shaking up his top team after Angela Rayner was forced to resign over her tax affairs

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6 h. ago Labour resignations: Which ministers have stepped down since Keir Starmer became PM?

Angela Rayner became one of seven ministers sacked or forced to resign under Keir Starmer’s government

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6 h. ago Cabinet big beasts swap jobs as Keir Starmer reshuffles frontbench in wake of Angela Rayner resignation: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner awaits the outcome of an ethics report into her tax affairs after she admitted underpaying stamp duty.

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6 h. ago How did Angela Rayner manage to underpay stamp duty? A legal expert explains

Angela Rayner has resigned after being found to have breached the ministerial code in the wake of the stamp duty row

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6 h. ago Angela Rayner replaced by David Lammy as Deputy PM in major Keir Starmer reshuffle

Keir Starmer has announced changes to his top team after Angela Rayner's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary

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6 h. ago Voices: As Angela Rayner falls on her sword, Keir Starmer will also take a hit

The prime minister is not just losing someone he has learned to value, says John Rentoul – his holier-than-thou pitch has been destroyed and the deputy leadership election will tip Labour into a civil war

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7 h. ago Angela Rayner's resignation triggers a Labour purge: Panicking Starmer axes Cabinet ministers in bloody 'Phase 3' reshuffle after she quit for failing to pay tax

Keir Starmer is taking a knife to his team just days after he tried to launch a Labour 'Phase 2' following a torrid summer and consistently dire polls.

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