Who is the big winner so far from Keir Starmer’s reshuffle? The MP with the most to complain about is Lisa Nandy. She has been demoted from Levelling Up secretary to shadow cabinet minister for international development. Given she held the Foreign Office brief in Starmer’s first shadow cabinet, it’s quite a fall from grace. While Nandy does still get to attend shadow cabinet, a cabinet role if Labour forms a government at the next election could elude her. Labour sources suggest no decision has been made on whether DfID would be re-established as a separate department in such a scenario.
This is confirmation that Rayner would take on the role of deputy prime minister if Labour win power
It follows that it could be argued that Rayner is the victor – taking the brief from Nandy. Rayner is Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
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