[The Weeping Angel]

[kreuzberger]

That's quite the reshuffle by Starmer, considering the circumstances were not on the radar on Tuesday evening. If he had these changes up his cuff all along, why were they not implemented before Phase Two (point one) got underway?

[Abernathy]

I think the Rayner affair nudged his hand. He had obviously been planning most of these shufflings for some time beforehand, but maybe wasn’t planning to announce them just yet. Now, he has taken the opportunity to piss on Farage’s chips, which is welcome. But when you think about it, it is mostly just Cooper, Lammy, and Mahmood playing job shuffle.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Seems to have gone very smoothly too. Usually somebody refuses a move to a department they don't fancy, see as a demotion etc. Has anything like that happened this time?

Looks like it was planned in detail, and I'm relatively impressed nothing had leaked. Perhaps having to do it quickly because you've lost the Deputy PM is an advantage in that respect.