Sir Keir Starmer’s September reshuffle proved a blessing for some people and a curse for others. Take Shabana Mahmood, for example, whose promotion from Lord Chancellor to Home Secretary has seen her profile grow almost exponentially. Then there are others, like the beleaguered David Lammy, who lost the Foreign Secretary title in his move to justice. Lammy was also made Deputy Prime Minister after Angela Rayner was forced to resign over her tax affairs, but the largely ineffective role isn’t much of a silver lining. And there’s more bad news for the new Justice Secretary – it transpires he will be losing his Chevening resident too.
A written question submitted by Tory peer Lord Kempsell requested a list of current and previous occupants of grace-and-favour accommodation under the present government. Responding, Labour peer Baroness Anderson noted that while Lammy once enjoyed the option to stay at Chevening House in Kent, following the appointment of Yvette Cooper as Foreign Secretary in September, the Tottenham MP has been forced out. Oh dear…
It’s not all bad news for the Deputy PM, however, as the parliamentary answer reveals that Lammy has managed to retain 1 Carlton Gardens, a central London residence he was allocated after the general election – and which he has managed to keep his hands on. Swings and roundabouts…
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