Credited with tipping the balance to force this change of stance was the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, who, in a stateswomanlike intervention, pointed out that Labour had made the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ms Rayner resigned last year after she admitted she did not pay enough stamp duty on the purchase of her £800,000 seaside flat.

Her dramatic intervention in the Commons underlined the PM’s weakness and positioned her as his successor, writes political editor David Maddox ...

Labour MPs agree that Sir Keir Starmer has suffered his worst week yet in Downing Street, following his admission that he appointed Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US despite knowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angela Rayner has said Labour’s leadership need to “do better” as she hinted at a possible return to frontline politics. The ...

A trade union leader has called for Angela Rayner to replace Sir Keir Starmer, saying it is time for Labour to be led by a woman. Ms Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, “resonates” with the ...

The fallout from the Peter Mandelson controversy continues.