Sir Keir has solidified his position at the head of the party as the election is less than a year away. Photo: Ben Cautra/LNP
A handy tool when trying to determine winners and losers in any cabinet reshuffle is to see which side complains the loudest.
This explains why the statement released by Momentum, the activist group still carrying the Corbinist flame, after Sir Keir Starmer's latest shake-up took place on Monday.
“With the return of Parliament today, Keir Starmer has the opportunity to do more than to unite the Labor Party, but also to build a team with a real vision to transform a divided Tory Britain,” Momentum spokesman said in the opening lines of the reaction.
decisive change the country demands.”
2807 endorsement by Keir Starmer
This march of Blairist storytelling was not without evidence.
Even the quickest glance at those climbing the stairs on the bench in front of the Labor Party, rather than rolling down kites, showed it.
Hilary Benn returned to the shadow office, where she was given her Northern Ireland assignment in turn. when Stormont is still on the move and the tremors of Brexit are still being felt.
Mr. Benn may be of the hard left through his father Tony, but he himself can be found firmly in the middle of the party, a quiet moderate internationalist.
Mr. Benn's rejection of Mr. Corbyn's opposition to the Syrian air strikes against ISIS, delivered in 2015 as an impassioned pro-ISIS speech while shadow foreign minister, is still debated by political fans.
Then there was Liz Kendall, furthest to the right of the four Labor Party candidates running for the lead in 2015, who received 4.5 per cent of the vote as Corbyn won instead.
Sir Keir handed her a brief job description and pensions, which includes determining which stance on benefits (not least the two-child limit) should continue.
Another moderate figure who benefited from the reshuffle was Pat McFadden.
Like Mr Benn, Mr McFadden is one of the few Labor MPs to have served in ministerial positions under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown — a rare experience in government. after 13 years in opposition.
Mr McFadden will lead the cabinet if Labor regains power, meaning he will pursue policy through Whitehall. Until then, he will lead the general election campaign in Parliament.
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The notion of a «Blairist group» was reinforced by another reality of the reshuffle, the lack of public reaction from the protagonists as a result of the Labor leader's actions, which was a sign of his current dominance of the party.
The reshuffle began in the morning and ended by lunchtime. Only one MP involved in these actions, Rosena Allin-Khan, who stepped down as shadow mental health minister, publicly voiced her criticism.
Jonathan Ashworth's allies said he was «incredibly pleased» to be stripped of his ability to spy on a real government department, jobs and pensions, and instead given the role of spying on a cabinet minister.
He's also supposed to be «Minister for the Today Program.»
A source close to Lisa Nandy, who was removed from her level-up assignment to make way for Deputy Labor Party Leader Angela Rayner, told the Press Association she was a «team player «.
Apparently the woman who was scheduled to be the next Labor Foreign Secretary two years ago was poised to get stuck in the role of shadow minister for aid, formally taking over as her successor to top foreign policy reviewer, David Lammy.
Reshuffles are often a reflection of a political leader's strength or weakness at the moment. When even those who lost feel the need to give a thumbs up, it says a lot.
Sir Keir Starmer, his game is almost 20 percentage points ahead of Tory, and the general is perhaps only a year away. elections, sits comfortably, shadow cabinet nods.
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