Prime Minister promotes Darren Jones as part of attempt to reset his premiership

Exclusive: Darren Jones appointed to new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM’s priorities

The prime minister has moved to get a grip on the political agenda after a torrid year and also sacked his director of communications

The 38-year-old has been handed the newly-created role of Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister as part of a slew of changes to Sir Keir's Downing Street operation.

Prime Minister promotes Darren Jones as part of attempt to reset his premiership

The moves indicate that Starmer believes he needs better economic advice before a budget later this year that is expected to include further tax rises.

The Prime Minister has not so much undermined his Chancellor as publicly humiliated her

The PM has pinched Rachel Reeves’ deputy in a mini-reshuffle, meaning the new term is starting as chaotically as the last one finished

The Prime Minister’s actions strongly suggest that he has lost confidence in the Chancellor

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles

In a sign that he plans to take personal charge of the autumn Budget , the Prime Minister appointed his own economic guru and poached the Chancellor's deputy and chief tax adviser.

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

The pound has fallen sharply in the wake of Sir Keir Starmer’s economic reshuffle that sidelined Rachel Reeves.

Downing Street underscored ministers’ continuing commitment to fiscal rules as government borrowing costs surge

Rachel Reeves has “much more to do” to fix the British economy, Wes Streeting has admitted.