Guido hears this will be a major reshuffle. Updates below…
- Darren Jones is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He will remain Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister.
- Douglas Alexander is Secretary of State for Scotland
- Jonathan Reynolds MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). He is a member of Cabinet…
- Alan Campbell MP as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons. He will attend Cabinet…
- Emma Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Liz Kendall now Science and Technology Secretary.
- Peter Kyle becomes Business Secretary.
- Steve Reed becomes Housing Secretary.
- Pat McFadden becomes new Work and Pensions Secretary with extra briefs in a new department.
- David Lammy will be Deputy PM and Justice Secretary.
- Shabana Mahmood will become Home Secretary.
- Yvette Cooper has been appointed Foreign Secretary. Despite the fact Lammy was guaranteed to stay in that post till the next election..
- Ian Murray has left post as Scottish Secretary.
- Lucy Powell is out as Leader of the Commons.
- Downing Street has briefed that Reeves is safe to calm the bond markets.