US EditionBurnham concerned about balance of cabinet after Rayner exit
Sir Keir Starmer reshuffled key cabinet roles including deputy prime minister and home secretary after Angela Rayner resigned due to a ministerial code breach, prompting a deputy leadership contest.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer carried out a major cabinet reshuffle after Angela Rayner's resignation last Friday, appointing David Lammy deputy prime minister with Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood taking foreign and home secretary roles, urging his team to `go up a gear`.
- Angela Rayner resigned because she breached the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on a 800,000 Hove flat, and the independent ethics adviser said she acted in `good faith`.
- The reshuffle altered key roles tied to the Employment Rights Bill , removing Justin Madders, former employment rights minister and lead architect of the ERB, prompting Unite union and TUC warnings to stay on course.
- Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he was `concerned about the balance` and urged the deputy leadership contest to address party management, while critics warned Rayner's exit weakens Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's ties to Labour's left and risks backbench rebellion.
- The Commons will next consider the Lords' amendments to the Employment Rights Bill on 15 September, with business groups seeing the reshuffle as a chance to press further fixes after July's amendments softened `fire and rehire` restrictions.
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