Darren Jones moved to new senior role in Downing Street and former Blair adviser Tim Allan to lead communications
At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM’s spokesperson said that the mini No 10 reshuffle this morning showed the government was now focusing on delivery. The spokesperson said:
[The reshuffle] reflects the prime minister’s view that phase one of this government was about fixing the foundations and the second phase has to be about a relentless focus on delivery.
When it was put to her that the need to appoint a chief secretary to the PM implied Keir Starmer thought delivery had not gone well so far, the PM’s press secretary (who deals with party political questions) replied:
The prime minister came into government with commitment to deliver change for working people. He spent the first year getting on with that job …
