Should you stay in the Labour Party? That’s the question most supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are asking. When Keir Starmer announced the first few members of his cabinet, the answer seemed to be no. Anneliese Dodds as shadow chancellor seemed to be a smart choice. Not a Corbynite, but a member of the shadow Treasury team who is smart and open to the ideas Corbyn expressed.

But the inclusion of Rachel Reeves, in the same non-job as Michael Gove, was an ominous signal. She recently praised Nancy Astor at length — the first female member of Parliament to take her seat, Astor was also a rabid antisemite and Nazi sympathizer, and virulently anti-Catholic. During Ed Miliband’s tenure as leader, Reeves promised Labour would be “tougher than the Tories on benefits” and in a Guardian interview said “We are not the party of people on benefits. We don’t want to be seen, and we’re not, the party to represent those who are out of work.”

The full cabinet is better: Rebecca Long-Bailey is the shadow education minister, an important role with plenty of work to be done. Marsha De Cordova is an excellent MP, left-wing, and perfect for the post of shadow women and equalities minister. And Corbynite Cat Smith remains shadow minister for Young People and Voter engagement.