conservatives have been on the back foot over lobbying scandals the opposition labour party has been gaining ground in recent polls. labour today set out to seize the initiative on that issue, of mps standards whilst, at the same time its leader, sir keir starmer, also embarked on a reshuffle of his top team. it didn t go entirely to plan. the labour party chose this week to announce its plan to clean up politics . and its deputy leader angela rayner who would deliver the plan in a speech. it was a chance to apply pressure on borisjohnson. but labour s leader had other plans too. here s the times telling us: emboldened sir keir starmer plots labour shadow cabinet reshuffle . the story went on. starmer may seek to get angela rayner on board before making any changes . bear in mind earlier in the year angela rayner refused to be moved in a reshuffle after labour lost a by election in hartlepool. and angela rayner was asked about this new reshuffle on times radio s breakfast show.