US EditionHealey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent
John Healey supported the reshuffle as Labour faces leadership challenges after Rayner’s resignation over a stamp duty mistake, with internal contests and new rules on ministerial breaches.
- On Friday, Angela Rayner resigned as deputy leader and senior minister, prompting a major reshuffle by Sir Keir Starmer, who urged his new-look Cabinet to `go up a gear` with delivery.
- After admitting the stamp-duty error earlier this year, Angela Rayner, the Ashton-under-Lyne MP, faced scrutiny for underpaying a surcharge on a Hove property, though an independent ethics adviser found she acted in `good faith`.
- Defence Secretary John Healey defended Sir Keir's `clear, swift, fair` response after Rayner's admission, while Labour backbenchers like Kim Johnson criticised the reshuffle as `moving deck chairs on Titanic.`
- Labour's National Executive Committee will meet on Monday to decide how to run the internal contest, while Angela Rayner faces pressure over a potential severance of £16,876, ministers said.
- Healey dismissed suggestions on Sunday that David Lammy’s Deputy Prime Minister role signals Prime Minister’s preference, while new Labour rules due in October allow denying golden goodbyes for serious breaches.
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Healey says Rayner ‘not a victim’ amid Labour reshuffle discontent
The Defence Secretary said a ‘good team’ was in place following Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.
Labour reshuffle turmoil: unions and MPs warn Starmer
Share this post: Angela Rayner’s resignation has set off a chain reaction that is undermining Labour - and Keir Starmer has nobody to blame but himself. At the TUC conference, general secretary Paul Nowak urged the Labour government to prove “whose side it is on” – warning that the promise of change made [...] The post Labour face turmoil as unions and senior figures warn Starmer over reshuffle appeared first on Vox Political.
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