Starmer’s winners... and losers
RIDING HIGH
YVETTE COOPER: The former Cabinet minister – who lost the fight to be leader against Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 – makes a dramatic return to the political frontline.
LISA NANDY: Labour says her move to a major role opposing Michael Gove’s Levelling Up agenda is the biggest promotion of the reshuffle.
WES STREETING: Unpopular with Corbynites for campaigning against the antiSemitism in their ranks, he is handed the prominent role of health spokesman.
BRIDGET PHILLIPSON: She gets the shadow education role job, a promotion from her previous role as a shadow Treasury minister
UNSEATED
CAT SMITH: The Shadow Cabinet’s last Corbynite was relieved of her role as shadow Cabinet Office minister
ED MILIBAND: The former Labour leader used to shadow both the business and the climate change briefs. Now he is only in charge of climate change
KATE GREEN: She was brought into the shadow education role role after the departure of hard-Left Rebecca Long-Bailey. But she has not prospered, leading to her sacking yesterday
LORD FALCONER: The former Lord Chancellor is out as shadow attorney general. It comes weeks after he embarrassed the leadership over his second job.