Corbyn has flexed his muscles – but Brexit is at the heart of latest reshuffle.

Can you make a big gesture by sometimes not doing very much? It would appear so. Jeremy Corbyn has just flexed his muscles very quietly.

In carrying out one of his most limited shadow cabinet reshuffles, the Labour leader heeded the demands of the left and kept faith with the team who have been credited with driving Labour to their biggest increase in the share of the vote since 1945.

Corbyn listened to the demands of those who wanted to see the big beasts – ex-ministers and former members of Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet – brought back and politely ignored them.

Instead the man who calls himself Monsieur Zen delivered a reshuffle that was remarkable for being unremarkable.

There was no Yvette Cooper and no Chuka Umunna – but then it is not certain whether they wanted a position, despite the positive noises made by the latter at the weekend. Cooper was already chair of the Commons home affairs select committee and her strong leadership on issues such as the refugee crisis, as well as experience of handling anti-terrorism legislation – now on the agenda again – means she is highly likely to be re-elected to the same post. Umunna, meanwhile, is involved with various other projects as chair of Vote Leave Watch and a supporter of the pro-Europe group Open Britain.

By Peter Edwards.

Full story at Labour List.