Overview

• Darren Jones moves from chief secretary to the Treasury to a new post as chief secretary to the prime minister, tasked with day‑to‑day delivery from inside No 10 and reporting directly to Keir Starmer.
• Baroness Minouche Shafik is appointed chief economic adviser as Starmer concentrates economic firepower in No 10 ahead of a difficult autumn budget.
• James Murray is promoted to chief secretary to the Treasury and Dan Tomlinson steps up to exchequer secretary, filling gaps created by Jones’s transfer.
• Tim Allan becomes executive director of government communications as James Lyons departs, with Steph Driver remaining in post and David Dinsmore set to lead the civil service comms function.
• Senior civil service changes include Daniel York‑Smith as the prime minister’s principal private secretary and Nin Pandit leading a reformed delivery team, with No 10 saying no wider cabinet reshuffle is planned for now.