Angela Rayner Declines To Rule Out A Return To Frontline Politics As Chaos Continues In No.10

Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has suggested she could return to frontline politics in her first interview since resigning over a tax scandal.Angela Rayner has refused to rule out a return to frontline politics in her first interview since she was forced to resign over a tax scandal.The well-known Labour MP had to resign from her roles as deputy prime minister, deputy Labour leader and housing secretary in September after reports revealed she had significantly underpaid on stamp duty when buying a new home.Speaking to the Mirror, Rayner said she would “keep fighting” for ordinary people and – when asked if she would return to frontline politics – she insisted she has “not gone away”.“I’m really humbled and I always have been, the people of Ashton-under-Lyne have always supported me,” she said.“The 10 years that I’ve been in government I’ve had quite a number of front bench positions, and I’ve always brought it back to the people that I was there to represent and having this opportunity now, to be more in the constituency and to champion those views is something that I’m humbled to do and I’m looking forward to the challenge.“I’ve got a lot of interests like child poverty, the fair pay agreement, and making sure the Employment Rights Bill is carried out in full.”The former frontbencher also lashed out at the chaos which has engulfed Westminster this week.Multiple newspapers reported that Keir Starmer would fight any leadership challenge after being briefed by No.10 – and some claimed health secretary Wes Streeting was already plotting to oust the PM.Streeting denied any such reports, accusing officials of trying to “kneecap” him.Starmer eventually phoned the health secretary to apologise, but insisted he had not authorised any such attack on any of his ministers.The row has left Starmer’s role in No.10 looking weaker than ever before, with many MPs speculating about his future.Rayner told the Mirror: “I think the party should always be together, I’ve always been of that nature and the way in which I’ve worked within our movement is, our movement has many different views and we should always look to bind ourselves within that and the the risk that we have is actually 14 years of chaos from the Tories, we’ve got an opportunity to change people’s lives.”She also supported Streeting, saying: “I think Wes has clearly set out his stall after what was clearly a very turbulent couple of days and I think being around here for the last hour just shows you actually that that tittle tattle in Westminster it almost looks arrogant when you’ve got real challenges that real people are facing and that’s what we really need to be focusing on.”The Telegraph reported that Rayner was considering a leadership challenge against Starmer and has been offering MPs roles in the cabinet if they support her – although sources close to her dismissed such claims.Related...'We Need Her Back': Wes Streeting Calls For Angela Rayner To Return To GovernmentWho Might Run To Replace Angela Rayner As Labour's Deputy Leader?Keir Starmer Swings The Axe In Major Cabinet Reshuffle After Rayner Resignation

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