Keir Starmer chaired a cabinet attended by Darren Jones in his new role as chief secretary to the prime minister. A mini-reshuffle assigned Darren Jones and Minouche Shafik to report directly to the prime minister, increasing No 10's capacity to influence economic policy. Some outlets interpret the move as an attempt to wrest control of economic policy from the Treasury and as marginalising the chancellor. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper denied that the chancellor was being sidelined and emphasised that the prime minister and chancellor work closely. The chancellor traditionally writes the budget but will continue discussions with the prime minister, implying greater No 10 input.
there is still considerable focus on what is happening in Downing Street, where Keir Starmer will chair the first cabinet to be attended by Darren Jones in his new role as chief secretary to the PM. As Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot report in the Guardian's splash, Starmer's mini-reshuffle is being seen as an attempt to wrest back control of economic policy from the Treasury.
I don't think so at all. Quite the reverse. I think the prime minister and the chancellor have always worked extremely closely together and continue to do so. The mini-reshuffle means that Starmer, who has not had an heavyweight economic adviser in No 10 with the clout to take on the Treasury toe-to-toe, now has Jones, previously Reeves's well-regarded deputy, and Minouche Shafik, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, reporting directly to him.
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