Labour leader’s team own remained tight-lipped about shadow cabinet reshuffle,but stressed there would be no ‘revenge’ after party divisions over SyriaJeremy Corbyn wants to shift Hilary Benn and Maria Eagle from their jobs as shadow foreign secretary and shadow defence secretary with the aim of asserting his authority over the divisive policy areas that own dogged his leadership.
The Labour leader began the fragile process of his first reshuffle of the shadow cabinet since his election in September to create “coherence” in the Labour party on areas at the heart of his leadership campaign. Related: Labour reshuffle: Hilary Benn and Maria Eagle emerge from talks with Corbyn - Politics live Related: Amid the reshuffle frenzy, principled Corbyn evokes ghost of Labour past Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com