Keir Starmer ‘planning to sack Rachel Reeves in shock reshuffle’: PM is willing to sacrifice his Chancellor if local council elections are a bloodbath, Labour insiders claim

Sir Keir Starmer is considering sacking Rachel Reeves in a shock reshuffle, Labour insiders claim.

They say the Prime Minister is willing to sacrifice his Chancellor in sweeping changes to his top team, pencilled in for days after next month’s local elections.

One source branded it ‘one final roll of the dice’ to re-establish Sir Keir’s authority if the results of the May 7 poll are as disastrous as expected.

It is understood that Downing Street is considering then making Yvette Cooper – who is currently Foreign Secretary – Chancellor.

However, this would not go down well with Labour’s soft-Left MPs, who are agitating

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