Angela Rayner says Starmer should ‘reflect on’ stepping aside after HMRC clears her over tax affairs - UK politics live
원문 보기The former deputy prime minister said she should be keen to ‘play my part’ in the event of a leadership contestFull report: Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bidIn an interview with BBC Radio Scotland this morning, Douglas Alexander, the Scottish secretary, stressed that, for all the speculation, Wes Streeting has still not triggered a leadership contest.Alexander said:The prime minister has my support, I am a member of the cabinet.I think for all of the speculation, for all of the headlines, it’s worth holding on to the fact we’ve seen twists and turns in this drama even in recent days. There’s a process by which a challenge to the Labour party leadership can be conducted, and that process simply hasn’t been triggered this morning.One cabinet minister loyal to Starmer claimed Streeting did not have the numbers. “All the effort now has to go into stopping him getting to 81 names and he’s currently only on about 30,” they said. “The herd is not as big as he thinks it is.”One former Tory Downing Street adviser said MPs could be notoriously unreliable in chaotic leadership situations. “If it was me I’d want 130 names to be sure of 81,” he added. Continue reading...