Labour's ex-deputy leader Angela Rayner 'ready to challenge Keir Starmer'

Labour's ex-deputy leader Angela Rayner 'ready to challenge Keir Starmer'

Angela Rayner is rumoured to be 'ready' to challenge Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader following Peter Mandelson controversy.

Angela Rayner 'tells allies she's ready' as Keir Starmer clings to power

ANGELA Rayner reportedly told allies she is “ready” to move against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he faces intense pressure over the…

Politics LIVE: Angela Rayner 'preparing bid to OUST Keir Starmer' - but faces crucial stumbling block

Angela Rayner is said to be preparing a bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader

Angela Rayner's plot against Starmer's leadership crushed in major blow

Angela Rayner's leadership ambitions face a stormy path as whispers of an unresolved issue swirl, casting doubt over any challenge to Sir Keir Starmer.

Keir Starmer latest: Labour MPs urge Rayner to challenge PM

How HMRC could turn the leadership ambitions of Angela into ashes

Rayner leadership bid stymied by tax investigationRead this front page story here ??https://t.co/i1OCepTdcH— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 5, 2026 Anyone who has dealt with HMRC in the last few years will know the infuriatingly slow place of HMRC so this story will be familiar. Angela Rayner is trying to out the issues of her tax minimisation strategies that led to her resignation as Deputy Prime Minister because she and her colleagues kno…