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Angela Rayner Gains Support of 80 MPs and Donors for Possible Labour Leadership Bid
Angela Rayner has backing from 80 Labour MPs and could raise over £1 million in donor support for a leadership challenge, amid poor election forecasts for the party.
- Last week some MPs told allies they are prepared to back Angela Rayner in a post-May leadership contest, with allies saying she would have the numbers to challenge Sir Keir Starmer.
- With May's elections looming, poor results are expected to deepen questions about Sir Keir Starmer's future amid party division over blocking Andy Burnham from the Gorton and Denton by-election.
- Speaking to activists last week, Angela Rayner thanked them since her 2015 election as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne and said Labour needs to `do better`.
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The former deputy prime minister also insisted she is “not dead yet”, signalling a possible return to frontline politics. Labour’s leadership should “do better”, Angela Rayner has reportedly said, as campaigning to win a forthcoming Manchester by-election begins. The former deputy prime minister also insisted she is “not dead yet”, signalling a possible return to frontline politics in the near future, according to The Times. Ms Rayner, who resig…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 20%
R 20%
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