UK: Lammy New Deputy PM in Cabinet Reshuffle After Rayner Resignation

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Above: Newly appointed Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy arrives in Downing Street on Sept. 5, 2025. Image copyright: Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Getty Images

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Pro-government narrative

Though forced out of necessity following Rayner's resignation, Starmer's Cabinet reshuffle is an opportunity for the Prime Minister to start anew. After a tricky first year and a tough budget ahead, Starmer has made decisive changes to his team in order to make a real difference to working people. As today shows, now is not the time for complacency.

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Opposition narrative

Starmer's desperate reshuffle fools no one. Shuffling ministers around can't hide his government's chaos. This self-declared "Phase Two" is panic management after Rayner's forced resignation. The same failed faces in new roles won't change a thing as problems only worsen. Despite the spectacle, Britain remains doomed under Starmer's leadership.

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