Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to draw a line under Friday's drama - as his deputy Angela Rayner quit amid a row over her tax affairs, prompting a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.

Ashton-under-Lyne Ms Rayner quit as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy Labour leader following an official probe into her admission that she did not pay enough stamp duty on a seaside home she bought earlier this year.

Her sudden resignation prompted the first major reshuffle of Sir Keir’s premiership, in which he sacked two ministers, promoted two and moved 10 into different roles.

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The changes, which affected half the Cabinet, included a move for David Lammy from the Foreign Office to become Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.

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