![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/shadow-cabinet-reshuffle-kicks-off-with-sir-keir-starmer-sacking-labours-weak-links-ahead-of-general-election-showdown/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/labour-leader-sir-keir-starmer-697097490.jpg&description=SIR Keir Starmer this morning kicked off a major shake-up of his top team, firing weak shadow ministers in anticipation of a brutal general election show down next year. Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon was first out the door, with more resignations and new appointments expected throughout the day. 1 Keir Starmer has kicked off a major shake-up of the shadow cabinet as he prepares Labour for a brutal general election showdown next year Credit: PA In a resignation letter the MP for Oldham West and Royton said: "As the reshuffle begins, I have written to Keir to take the opportunity to step down from the Shadow Cabinet. "I have been and remain a firm supporter of Keir and the project we have built to offer Britain an electable Labour government after 13 wasted yrs under the Conservatives."){kind=link}
SIR Keir Starmer kicked off a major shake-up of his top team this morning, firing weak shadow ministers in anticipation of a brutal general election show down next year.
Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner was moved to replace Lisa Nandy as Shadow Levelling Up Secretary.
She’ll now face Tory counterpart Michael Gove in the Commons and leave behind her Shadow Cabinet Office brief.
Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon, widely viewed as a poor performer, was first in Sir Keir’s savage firing line.
In a letter the MP for Oldham West and Royton said: “As the reshuffle begins, I have written to Keir to take the opportunity to step down from the Shadow Cabinet.