Former deputy PM has walked a line between loyalty and interventionism since resigning last September
It is nearly eight months since Angela Rayner quit the cabinet because of her tax arrangements, but some might argue her influence on the government has not gone away. And soon she might return, whether as Keir Starmer’s saviour or, perhaps, his usurper.
There is increasing speculation that the prime minister could carry out a small-scale reshuffle, primarily to bring back Rayner, his former deputy and one of Labour’s political heavyweights.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Peter Walker, Aletha Adu, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey.
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