David Lammy is set to be replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell as Andy Burnham seeks to boost the number of women at the top of his team.
Ms Powell, a long-standing Burnham ally, will be handed the role after she helped guide the former Greater Manchester mayor to the brink of Downing Street.
She was instrumental in ensuring Mr Burnham secured the nomination for the crucial Makerfield by-election against the opposition of No 10, and is believed to have assisted in brokering talks with Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday in an attempt to ease the transition.
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