I’ve seen reshuffles from the inside, and I know why Starmer won’t sack Rachel Reeves – even though he should | Simon Hart

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/09/reshuffle-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-weakest-link

On paper she’s the weakest link, but a fearful PM has fluffed his best chance to replace her and truly refresh his cabinet
Simon Hart was Rishi Sunak’s chief whip from 2022 to 2024
Last week’s reshuffle was clearly rushed out of the door, half-planned, to an emergency timescale dictated…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-09-09 07:00:08.
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