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Motion by GMB chapel sparks row with rival Unite and piles pressure on Keir Starmer to act.
New leader issues plea for unity after leaked report exposed bitter "factionalism" in party HQ.
Keir Starmer cautions UK-wide lockdown is "not affecting people equally".
Dossier that emerged at the weekend was compiled in the final month of Jeremy Corbyn’s time as leader.
An unsettling week for Westminster as prime minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care with coronavirus. His admission to hospital left Dominic Raab as de facto PM whilst Johnson recovers but who’s now running the government’s handling of the pandemic as it enters the peak for the UK?For Labour, their search for a new leader is finally over as Keir Starmer won the vote to take over from Jeremy Corbyn. Starmer moved quickly to organise his shadow cabinet, with a few notable admissions and omissions. Do the appointments show how he intends to lead? Labour MP Wes Streeting gives Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Kate Forrester the news from the PLP’s zoom video chat.
Wes Streeting told HuffPost UK Miliband could reinvent himself as a successful shadow business secretary despite his mixed fortunes as Labour leader.
Labour’s newly-elected leader has begun to stamp his authority on the party.
Former party leader is the new shadow business secretary.
Andrew Gwynne, meanwhile, chooses return to backbenches saying he feels "tired and bruised" from Corbyn era.
Lisa Nandy and Rachel Reeves promoted. Corbyn allies Ian Lavery, Barry Gardiner and Jon Trickett all removed from posts.