6 h. ago Voices: ‘Reshuffles are farcical’: Readers question scale of changes to Starmer’s cabinet

Our community was largely unimpressed with the PM’s reshuffle, arguing that the changes did not leave the government better positioned to challenge Farage. Others felts that the departure of Angela Rayner left the cabinet – and politics – worse off

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7 h. ago Union leaders warn of ‘massive backlash’ if Starmer axes Rayner’s workers’ rights charter

Union delegates fear Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and have warned the PM that the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

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10 h. ago New home secretary Shabana Mahmood says she will not run for deputy leader after Labour accused of ‘stitch

Candidates will need backing of 80 MPs by 5pm on Thursday if they wish to standPaul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, used his speech to conference this morning to say that the TUC expected the government to deliver its workers’ rights bill “in full”. He said employment rights were “overwhelmingly popular with voters across the political spectrum”.And he condemned Reform UK for its stance on employment rights. After saying that Nigel Farage claimed to represent working class people, he went on:Here’s the truth – there is a world of difference between what Nigel says and what Nigel does.Every single Reform MP, including Mr Farage, voted against outlawing fire and rehire, against banning zero hours contracts and against day one rights for millions of workers.Ask yourself this fundamental question. Do you believe in your gut that that Nigel Farage really cares about the people of Clacton when he’s off collecting his speaker’s fees in the United States?Do you believe that Richard Tice r...

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12 h. ago UK politics live: Thornberry and Haigh make Labour deputy leader pitches as race heats up

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

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13 h. ago Indonesian leader fires the ministers of finance and security after deadly protests

Indonesia's president has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing key economic and security ministers after deadly protests erupted across the country

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14 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer accused of deputy leader race ‘stitch

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

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15 h. ago UK politics live: Emily Thornberry ‘first to jump into Labour deputy leader race’ as contest to kick off

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

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16 h. ago UK politics live: Labour to launch deputy leadership race after Starmer completes cabinet reshuffle

Labour’s national executive meeting to draw up plans for contest today

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19 h. ago Labour to launch deputy leadership contest after Rayner’s departure

Process will give party’s leftwing an opportunity to air its discontent with Keir Starmer

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26 h. ago Scottish Labour MP becomes minister as part of Starmer's cabinet reshuffle

The Prime Minister has completed a major overhaul of his Cabinet and ministerial team in the aftermath of Angela Rayner's resignation on Friday.

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27 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer completes reshuffle as new home secretary faces small boat Channel crossings crisis

A government source said ‘nothing is off the table’ for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood

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36 h. ago John Healey reveals Starmer has told cabinet to ‘go up a gear’

John Healey has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer has instructed his cabinet to “go up a gear”, following the prime minister's major reshuffle of his top team and junior ministers.

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37 h. ago Starmer to move migrants to military barracks to face down Farage threat and orders Cabinet to 'go up a gear' after his shambolic reshuffle

Defence Secretary John Healey has now signalled Sir Keir is finally poised to take a harder line on immigration in the wake of Labour's panicked reshuffle.

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38 h. ago Keir Starmer to move migrants to barracks to face down Nigel Farage threat and orders Cabinet to 'go up a gear' after shambolic reshuffle

The Prime Minister has made sweeping changes to his ministerial ranks following Angela Rayner 's resignation on Friday.

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38 h. ago Military sites could be used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, minister says – UK politics live

Starmer to ‘go up a gear’ as ministers consider changes to human rights laws in bid to head off Reform UKThe most significant moves in Starmer ’s reshuffle d cabinetConservative party chair Kevin Hollinrake has accused Reform UK of copying the former government’s migration policies.Speaking on Sky News this morning, Hollinrake said:All Reform are doing now – a few weeks ago they were talking about towing the boats back to France and they realised they couldn’t do that.And all their plans now are a copycat – exactly the plans that we had in the last government. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Ministers considering human rights reform in bid to head off Reform as defence secretary say Starmer going ‘up a gear’ – UK politics live

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to to say asylum seekers will be moved from hotels to barracksJohn Healey also said Shabana Mahmood will be “just as tough as Cooper” on Palestine Action, the campaign group opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza that the government controversially proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership of or support of the group a criminal offence.More than 425 people were arrested in London yesterday at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.I think you’ll start to see Keir Starmer insist that dealing with the small boats, solving the immigration illegal immigration crisis, is part of the jobs the whole of government, not just the Home Office.So with the Home Office, I have been putting military planners into their Border Command and into their planning for the future, and we are looking at the potential use of military and non military use sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come ac...

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49 h. ago Scots MP Ian Murray rejoins government one day after being sacked

The MP lost his job as Scottish Secretary amid an ongoing emergency Cabinet reshuffle by Keir Starmer.

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50 h. ago Cabinet reshuffle live: Starmer overhauls Home Office and ousts Rachel Reeves’s sister

Keir Starmer’s is reshuffling key ministerial posts, including sweeping changes in the Home Office.

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53 h. ago Sweeping changes were needed for Labour to be serious about a fresh start

Editorial: Moving so many ministers after such a short time may not seem ideal, but the end result is a team better matched to the challenges ahead

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60 h. ago Starmer ‘moving forward with strongest team’ following Cabinet reshuffle after Rayner resignation

The Labour government is “moving forward with the strongest team” following the resignation of Angela Rayner, the chief secretary to the prime minister said.

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