Rachel Reeves was among the few survivors of Sir Keir Starmer's brutal purge of Cabinet ministers today.
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.
The Prime Minister's overhaul was more wide-ranging than many had expected, as he took the axe to Britain's great offices of state.
Yvette Cooper was moved from Home Secretary to Foreign Secretary, while David Lammy was demoted from overseeing the Foreign Office to Justice Secretary.
Shabana Mahmood left the Ministry of Justice to take over at the Home Office, where she will grapple with the small boats crisis and Labour's bid to close asylum hotels.
