Sir Keir Starmer has hinted that former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner could make a political comeback, stating she has a “future role to play” in government. The Prime Minister told Times Radio he would like to see her return to the front line “at the right point”.
Ms Rayner resigned in September after it emerged she did not pay enough stamp duty on an £800,000 flat in Hove. Despite the scandal, the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne remains a popular figure within the Labour Party.
She is viewed as a potential successor to Sir Keir, or, if she does not run herself, as someone whose support could significantly influence any leadership contest.
Sir Keir praised Ms Rayner's contribution, saying: “She played a huge part in the achievement that we got at the last election; getting elected, we’ve just passed the Employment Rights Act, which has got her fingerprints all over it.”
