Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is making changes to No 10 to redraw the government’s focus on the UK economy.

Keir Starmer has made a series of new appointments that point to his drive to bolster No10’s focus on the UK economy at the expense of the Treasury.

Starmer has given Darren Jones the newly-created position of chief secretary to the prime minister after he previously served as the chief secretary to the Treasury .

In his previous role, he was tasked with scrutinising spending across the government and looking to make operations more efficient.

Keir Starmer is also replacing his principal private secretary Nin Pandit, a senior civil service role, with Dan York-Smith, who previously oversaw tax and welfare policy at the Treasury.

Starmer’s team will also be boosted by the arr

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