Starmer launches sweeping cabinet reshuffle after Rayner resigns in tax scandal
Yvette Cooper moves to Foreign Office while David Lammy becomes deputy PM and Shabana Mahmood home secretary
Yvette Cooper moves to Foreign Office while David Lammy becomes deputy PM and Shabana Mahmood home secretary

Departure of Angela Rayner triggers cabinet reshuffle and potentially bloody deputy Labour leader contest

Move plunges Keir Starmer’s administration into turmoil

Deputy PM consulted one conveyancer and two experts on law on trusts before buying her Hove apartment, say Labour figures

Health secretary expected to resign on Thursday and seek to eject prime minister from Downing Street

The prime minister’s own standing will be shaken by his deputy’s exit

PM due to hold crunch meeting with health secretary Wes Streeting after challenging rivals to launch leadership bids