MADAME DEFARGE IS GOING TO NEED MORE YARN:

Jeremy Corbyn's plans for a so-called "revenge reshuffle" would leave the party with a "politburo of seven" and looking like a "religious cult", a senior shadow cabinet member has said.

Michael Dugher, the shadow culture secretary, has warned against such a move and said he does not believe the rumours of a reshuffle are accurate.

The Labour leader is expected to reshuffle his top team next week, and oust moderate critics of some of his policies.

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