Ever since deputy leader Tom Watson called for a shakeup of the Labour frontbench last week, in response to the departure of several MPs to the Independent Group, rumours have flown around Westminister that Jeremy Corbyn may be preparing for a reshuffle.
But could it already have begun?
Mr Steerpike spotted in a Labour press release last night that the Corbyn devotee Rebecca Long-Bailey, who is currently the shadow business secretary, seems to have been given a promotion. Instead of her current job title, the Salford MP was referred to as shadow Brexit secretary, which is errr, Keir Starmer’s job:
While it remains unlikely that Long Bailey will take over Labour’s Brexit brief, it is well known that Starmer’s Remainer slant has made him unpopular with certain people in the leader’s office. Could this be Labour’s way of preparing the ground?
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