PM rules out cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has confirmed a cabinet reshuffle is not on the cards after she sailed through a no-confidence motion, securing overwhelming support from lawmakers in parliament yesterday.

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Speaking after winning the confidence vote, she said she has no plans to reshuffle the cabinet any time soon. When asked whether she would take advice from her father and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the event coalition parties lobbied him for a cabinet shake-up, she said she was open to listening to opinions.

Ms Paetongtarn added that before the censure debate, she had told Thaksin that she would not reshuffle the cabinet any time soon, to which her father responded: "That's okay." When asked what she would do if coalition parties pushed for a cabinet reshuffle, Ms Paetongtarn said she would listen to their suggestions.