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| Jeremy Corbyn 'will not sack Hilary Benn in reshuffle' | Jeremy Corbyn 'will not sack Hilary Benn in reshuffle' |
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| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has "backed down" over plans to sack Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn, the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been told. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has "backed down" over plans to sack Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn, the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been told. |
| A senior Labour source said Mr Benn would keep his job in a reshuffle to be announced later. | A senior Labour source said Mr Benn would keep his job in a reshuffle to be announced later. |
| Shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle has been told that she will be moved, but won't be demoted, the source added. | Shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle has been told that she will be moved, but won't be demoted, the source added. |
| There had been speculation Mr Corbyn would sack senior figures who disagreed with him on defence and security. | There had been speculation Mr Corbyn would sack senior figures who disagreed with him on defence and security. |
| The Labour leader held lengthy talks with Mr Benn and Ms Eagle on Monday night, but both declined to comment on what had been said. | The Labour leader held lengthy talks with Mr Benn and Ms Eagle on Monday night, but both declined to comment on what had been said. |
| Mr Benn grabbed headlines with a Commons speech in favour of RAF air strikes in Syria - directly opposing Mr Corbyn's view - and Ms Eagle supports the renewal of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons. | Mr Benn grabbed headlines with a Commons speech in favour of RAF air strikes in Syria - directly opposing Mr Corbyn's view - and Ms Eagle supports the renewal of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons. |
| A further nine shadow cabinet members voted for air strikes after Mr Corbyn was forced to allow a free vote. | A further nine shadow cabinet members voted for air strikes after Mr Corbyn was forced to allow a free vote. |
| There was talk of a "revenge" reshuffle, with key jobs handed to Mr Corbyn's supporters from the left of the party to allow Labour to speak with a more unified voice. | There was talk of a "revenge" reshuffle, with key jobs handed to Mr Corbyn's supporters from the left of the party to allow Labour to speak with a more unified voice. |
| But the scope of any changes appears to have been scaled back, amid speculation of a revolt among Labour MPs if senior "moderates" were sacked. | But the scope of any changes appears to have been scaled back, amid speculation of a revolt among Labour MPs if senior "moderates" were sacked. |
| Analysis by BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg | Analysis by BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg |
| Will this turn out to be the reshuffle that never was? | |
| One member of the shadow cabinet said, "it was all on, and then it was all off again". | |
| A senior Labour figure tells me now that despite the target on Hilary Benn's back, that Jeremy Corbyn has "backed down", and the shadow foreign secretary is absolutely safe in his job. | |
| Whatever the final details today, the bigger question in the longer term is whether even the threat of sackings will change the dynamics... | |
| Read more from Laura | Read more from Laura |
| Ken Livingstone denied Mr Corbyn had "bottled" his reshuffle. | |
| The former London mayor, an ally of Mr Corbyn, said he did not believe the Labour leader had ever intended to sack Mr Benn and speculation about his future had been whipped up by the media. | |
| He also suggested Mr Benn's position had become more secure because he had "stopped being quite so critical and dissident". |