Deputy PM’s departure prompts wholesale changes with some of government’s biggest names moving jobs
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Angela Rayner’s departure has precipitated a wide-ranging reshuffle that means some of the government’s biggest names will be moving jobs. Here are the most significant changes.
The big move of the reshuffle. As home secretary, Mahmood, the daughter of immigrants, faces the daunting task of fronting the government’s approach to immigration and Channel crossings. The issue has been relentlessly pursued by Reform over the summer, boosting its polling numbers in the process and spooking Labour at all levels.
The former justice secretary impressed Starmer’s team with her handling of the prisons crisis, tackling some of the most difficult issues of the ageing estate in the early months in government. She also impressed during her time as campaign coordinator before the last general election.
