After Theresa May’s underwhelming and chaotic Cabinet reshuffle on Monday and Tuesday, Jeremy Corbyn has followed suit and carried out a minor reshuffle of his front bench. With loyal Corbynista Chris Williamson resigning from the shadow cabinet on Thursday following his call to double council tax for large properties, there was speculation that the Leader’s Office were keen to distance themselves from firebrand MPs as they get serious about winning power.
However, the list of new appointments suggests that this is not the case. Laura Pidcock has been appointed as shadow minister for Labour. Since entering Parliament in the snap election, the MP for North West Durham has found herself in the news for saying she will not befriend Tories, missing a Universal Credit debate to go on holiday and claiming that she helps more people than Winston Churchill.
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