Lucy Powell, shadow culture secretary, says no contradiction between viewing policy as bad and not having money to reverse it

Rishi Sunak is considering holding a reshuffle later this week, Harry Cole reports in the Sun. Cole says the idea is being considered in No 10 amid fears the Tories will lose all three byelections on Thursday. He says:

No 10 could bring forward a reshuffle pencilled in for September to avoid a summer of speculation.

One minister told The Sun last night that “there’s logic to biting the bullet and going now” but other MPs worry the move would look like panic following an expected ballot box drubbing.