Angela Rayner 'won't get involved' in race to choose successor as deputy leader: Report

Angela Rayner 'won't get involved' in race to choose successor as deputy leader

Allies of the former deputy PM say she will play no role in the contest to elect her successor, following her dramatic resignation from government.

Angela Rayner 'won't Get Involved' In Race To Choose Successor As Deputy Leader - Great Yorkshire Radio

Sources close to the former deputy leader have told Sky News she will not organise behind the scenes for any particular candidate in the race to replace her. Politics latest: Top Tory backs ID cards for using public services The contest kicked off after Ms Rayner was forced to resign from her three posts after admitting she did not pay enough tax on the purchase of a new home in Hove, East Sussex. A report by Sir Laurie Magnus, Sir Keir’s Starme…