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image captionSir Keir Starmer is facing pressure after Labour s poor performances in local elections
Labour is planning to overhaul its offer to voters and move staff out of London, after suffering a series of election setbacks in England.
Leader Sir Keir Starmer is also expected to reshuffle his frontbench team, following defeats in a string of former strongholds.
It comes after the party lost control of several local councils and was beaten in the Hartlepool by-election.
Sir Keir said Labour had lost the trust of working people .
Speaking on Friday, he added that the party had not made a strong enough case to the country , but he took responsibility for fixing things .
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image captionDeputy leader Angela Rayner was the campaign co-ordinator for Labour through the local election period
Labour s deputy Angela Rayner has been sacked from her roles as party chair and campaign coordinator following poor results in the English local elections.
The party lost control of several councils and suffered defeat to the Tories in the Hartlepool by-election.
Leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his frontbench team in the next few days.
Ms Rayner will remain deputy leader of the party as it is a position directly elected by the party members.
She is also expected to be offered another shadow cabinet role.
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Sir Keir Starmer has said he will do “whatever is necessary” to rebuild trust in Labour following its “bitterly disappointing” defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.
After seeing another pillar in its once impregnable “red wall” fall to the Tories, the Labour leader told his party to “stop quarrelling among ourselves” and address the needs of the country.
In a stunning result, the Conservatives overturned majority of 3,500 at the general election to take the seat – which had been Labour-held since it was formed in 1974 – with a majority of 6,940.
The bruising result – described as “absolutely shattering” by one shadow cabinet minister – prompted calls from across the party for a change of direction.
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will do “whatever is necessary” to rebuild trust in Labour following its “bitterly disappointing” defeat in the Hartlepool by-election.
After seeing another pillar in its once impregnable “red wall” fall to the Tories, the Labour leader told his party to “stop quarrelling among ourselves” and address the needs of the country.
In a stunning result, the Conservatives overturned majority of 3,500 at the general election to take the seat – which had been Labour-held since it was formed in 1974 – with a majority of 6,940.
The bruising result – described as “absolutely shattering” by one shadow cabinet minister – prompted calls from across the party for a change of direction.