The extent of the reshuffle

As usual, Rachel Sylvester’s column in the Times is essential reading. Today, she writes – contrary to Ben Brogan – that relations between Brown and Darling are poor. But goes on to suggest that Darling will hang on to his job in a “limited reshuffle” later this week. Here’s the key passage:
 

“A limited reshuffle – focused on merging the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland jobs into a single constitutional secretary role – had been pencilled into the No 10 diary for this week. Mr Brown is being urged to postpone it and carry out a wider reshuffle involving Mr Darling. It would be wrong of the Prime Minister to pin the blame for his and the country’s difficulties on the Chancellor – and foolish for him to sack someone who knows where the political bodies are buried. But already Mr Brown has been forced to reassure David Miliband that his job is safe, after the Downing Street attack dogs went on the offensive against him.