Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting

2026-02-10 - 06:25

Leadership contest would be wrong and counterproductive, Tribune group says on day of turmoil for No 10 and party Labour’s powerful soft left caucus has urged Keir Starmer to reshuffle his cabinet and put an end to factional infighting, with several calling for the return of Angela Rayner, Louise Haigh and Lucy Powell. The Tribune group of more than 100 MPs has long called in private for the departure of Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who quit on Sunday. Continue reading...