By james art Claire Reynolds will be in charge of liaising with parliamentary Labor MPs as the Prime Minister makes a series of unpopular decisions he says are needed to fix public services, as first reported by The Guardian.
The director of Labour’s Women’s Network is credited with helping 100 female candidates win seats in the general election and will now take up a leadership role in Downing Street.
Ms Reynolds is married to Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and previously worked in the Number 10 Policy Cabinet under Prime Ministers Sir Tony and Mr Brown. It will be paid for by the Labor Party.
The appointment is part of a wider overhaul of Sir Keir’s Downing Street operation following the replacement of his chief of staff Sue Gray with former campaign manager Morgan McSweeney.
Ms Reynolds will take over from one of Mr McSweeney’s two new deputies, Vidhya Alakeson, who until the reshuffle was political director.
A Labor Party source said: “We could not have anyone more qualified than Claire to lead the relationship between Number 10, the Labor Party and our politicians.
“Claire has been a candidate, adviser, adviser and organizer, building a fantastic network across the party and supporting hundreds, particularly women, to reach their full potential in the party.”