During the 2008 global financial turmoil, Rahm Emanuel, former US President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, said: “Never let a crisis go to waste.” This advice was seized on by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week when he carried out his first major ministerial reshuffle ahead of the UK budget in November. The change of Cabinet was driven by the resignation of Deputy PM Angela Rayner after an ethics inquiry found that she breached the UK ministerial code by underpaying around £40,000 ($54,000) in tax during a recent property purchase.