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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting

The former cabinet minister Louise Haigh
The former cabinet minister Louise Haigh is one of the leaders of the Tribune group of more than 100 Labour MPs. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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.

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