Starmer Reset Aims to Grip Economic Policy After Early Woes

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a raft of changes to his Downing Street team in a bid to reset his government and give him more influence over economic policy, after a stuttering first year in power saw his leadership called into question and Labour tank in the polls.

Starmer on Monday appointed Darren Jones to a new role as chief secretary to the prime minister to lead day-to-day operations in his office. Jones moves from his old job as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ deputy to become one of the most senior figures in Starmer’s administration, a change that insiders said would result in Number 10 and the Treasury working more closely together. He will be replaced by James Murray as chief secretary to the Treasury.