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Yvette Cooper made a dramatic return to the political frontline last night after Sir Keir Starmer used a wide-ranging reshuffle to promote centrists.
At the end of a chaotic day, the Labour leader appointed Miss Cooper as Shadow Home Secretary to take the fight to Priti Patel.
Lisa Nandy was also promoted and will shadow Michael Gove in his levelling up and housing department.
Sir Keir Starmer started his reshuffle yesterday morning, sparking a row with allies of his deputy Angela Rayner, who accused him of seeking to overshadow a speech she was giving
Her old job of Shadow Foreign Secretary went to David Lammy, while the prominent position of health spokesman was given to rising star Wes Streeting.
The changes – much wider than expected – will be seen as a move by Sir Keir to consolidate the power of centrists at the top of the Labour Party.
The reshuffle saw the departure of the last remaining Corbynite in the Shadow Cabinet.
Yvette Cooper made a dramatic return to the political frontline last night and Lisa Nandy was also promoted
Unpopular with Corbynites for campaigning against the anti-Semitism in their ranks, Wes Streeting was handed the prominent role of health spokesman
Cat Smith left with a broadside at Sir Keir, criticising him for refusing to let Jeremy Corbyn back into the parliamentary party.
In another change, former leader Ed Miliband’s job was reduced in size. Formerly responsible for business and climate change, he will now only take on the climate change brief.
Sir Keir started his reshuffle yesterday morning, sparking a row with allies of his deputy Angela Rayner, who accused him of seeking to overshadow a speech she was giving.
The reshuffle saw the departure of the last remaining Corbynite in the Shadow Cabinet, Cat Smith (pictured right)
