Sir Keir Starmer's decision to axe his principal private secretary Nin Pandit - along with a particularly brutal briefing to @hzeffman that she was 'ineffective' in the role - comes ahead of the reshuffle next week It sounds like it is limited to promoting rising stars to the
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is removing his principal private secretary, Nin Pandit, after less than a year in the post, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The move follows concerns inside Downing Street that Pandit was not proving effective in the gate-keeping role, though officials said she is likely to be offered another position within government. Pandit’s departure marks the third time in 11 months that Starmer has replaced a senior aide in No. 10, after chief of staff Sue Gray left last October and director of communications Matthew Doyle stood down in March. The latest shake-up comes days before Starmer is expected to promote several junior ministers in a limited government reshuffle, signalling further changes to his inner circle as he seeks to steady relations with restive Labour backbenchers.