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Rachel Reeves and David Lammy have been sacked by Andy Burnham as the Prime Minister begins appointing his Cabinet.

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 16:16:54

A good start in my opinion.

craqdi Mon 20-Jul-26 20:25:51

United Kingdom is on its way to becoming a secondary Peru, a merkel or a staunch thatcher who puts on the nation apart from the current party, the tone he has taken, I do not like I could follow a line to the blair that seems inadequate to me

DamaskRose Mon 20-Jul-26 20:28:12

Such a lot of inaccurate, predictable sniping at Angela Rayner. I’m surprised her choice of clothing hasn’t been ridiculed. I wish this administration and these ministers all the luck in the world - for the good of the UK. I don’t care what qualifications they do or don’t have as long as they do a good job.

MartavTaurus Mon 20-Jul-26 20:50:49

Clothing??
Useless information alert ......
Did you know that the new PM's wife wore a Victoria Beckham designer dress?
Unusual pastel colour.

As you were.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 20-Jul-26 20:59:56

MartavTaurus

Clothing??
Useless information alert ......
Did you know that the new PM's wife wore a Victoria Beckham designer dress?
Unusual pastel colour.

As you were.

Good choice, UK designer

MT62 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:19:00

DAR yes possibly 😂😂😂

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:31:45

MartavTaurus

Clothing??
Useless information alert ......
Did you know that the new PM's wife wore a Victoria Beckham designer dress?
Unusual pastel colour.

As you were.

Good choice.
However at £900 for a dress … mind you would’ve looked better with Spanx underneath it. Just a thought.

However she did wear M&S on Saturday and sandals by Boden so ✔️

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:34:17

So Angela Rayner gets reappointed as Housing Secretary.
Clever move AB.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:35:28

Lucy Powell has been appointed Education Secretary by Andy Burnham.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:36:03

Jonathan Reynolds has been promoted to Business Secretary by Andy Burnham.

The former chief whip has been given his old brief back after the Prime Minister sacked Peter Kyle, a Starmer loyalist.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:42:03

I was waiting for Angela Eagle to arrive. Sort of, anyway.

MT62 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:42:41

I don’t understand how they all swap roles. How can they be put in a position that they know nothing about. Housing one minute, health next.
Surely you would put the most experienced in that role!

Primrose53 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:44:23

FriedGreenTomatoes2

So Angela Rayner gets reappointed as Housing Secretary.
Clever move AB.

Pity she doesn’t know anything about Stamp Duty. 😉

MT62 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:44:23

FriedGreenTomatoes2

So Angela Rayner gets reappointed as Housing Secretary.
Clever move AB.

Same role? Heard she was to be health secretary!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:44:44

That’s why the Civil Service hold things together as each Minister gets on top of their brief.
Some Ministers do better than others at this of course.

Primrose53 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:45:56

FriedGreenTomatoes2

MartavTaurus

Clothing??
Useless information alert ......
Did you know that the new PM's wife wore a Victoria Beckham designer dress?
Unusual pastel colour.

As you were.

Good choice.
However at £900 for a dress … mind you would’ve looked better with Spanx underneath it. Just a thought.

However she did wear M&S on Saturday and sandals by Boden so ✔️

The colour suits her hair and complexion but she should have bought the size larger. Too clingy on her tummy and thighs.

Tuliptree Mon 20-Jul-26 21:47:13

Primrose53

FriedGreenTomatoes2

So Angela Rayner gets reappointed as Housing Secretary.
Clever move AB.

Pity she doesn’t know anything about Stamp Duty. 😉

Oh I expect she knows plenty about it now. Nothing like learning from your mistakes.

Graphite Mon 20-Jul-26 21:54:16

The Rayner SDLT row was always missing the point. If she had been deliberately trying to avoid the higher rate she would have postponed buying a property until her disabled son turned 18 a year later. She was foolish not to take better advice but trust tax law is a complex issue and few general practitioners will have understood it.

Very happy to see her back at CHLG.

Primrose53 Mon 20-Jul-26 21:54:30

Mistakes? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tuliptree Mon 20-Jul-26 22:07:17

Primrose53

Mistakes? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 20-Jul-26 22:12:15

Who is going to be Attorney General or have I missed it?

MollyNew Mon 20-Jul-26 22:17:24

Where's Wes?

Casdon Mon 20-Jul-26 22:19:05

He is at 10 Downing Street now. Environment?

MollyNew Mon 20-Jul-26 22:28:24

Casdon

He is at 10 Downing Street now. Environment?

Defence? Or Justice?

Doodledog Mon 20-Jul-26 22:31:16

craqdi

United Kingdom is on its way to becoming a secondary Peru, a merkel or a staunch thatcher who puts on the nation apart from the current party, the tone he has taken, I do not like I could follow a line to the blair that seems inadequate to me

What does this mean, please?

Also, are the people putting down AR's lack of a degree the same ones who believe that other people's children many young people should be denied the chance to go to university, as it is equally valid to learn on the job, as in the good old days?

Grammaretto Mon 20-Jul-26 22:57:14

Why do women bitch about other women and comment on their clothes and looks?
What has what our new PM's wife looks like got to do with running the country?
Please explain?