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Sunday, 16 November 2025

The depressing question



Rayner plots move against Starmer

Angela Rayner is laying the groundwork for a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.

The former deputy prime minister and housing secretary is already offering Cabinet roles to MPs in exchange for their support, The Telegraph has been told.

A source familiar with Ms Rayner’s moves said she was “on manoeuvres” and was “getting her ducks in a row” for a leadership bid, adding: “The unions will back her and help her.”

Ms Rayner has also joined Tribune, a pressure group of MPs on the soft Left of the Labour Party, led by the architects of the welfare rebellion.


One problem with Starmer and his Labour regime is the depressing question - does the party have anyone who would be a more capable Prime Minister than Keir Starmer? He seems to have chosen his Cabinet in such a way that the question of a challenger is particularly difficult.

Seaside Ange on manoeuvres raises the question yet again and it isn't an easy one to answer. She has baggage but so does Starmer. She is ideologically limited but so is Starmer and Rayner may not be as ideologically intransigent. 

Strewth what a possibility though -

 


5 comments:

DiscoveredJoys said...

Keir Stumbler and Our Ange both took the knee in support of BLM...

If you were a cynic you could argue they never stood up again, for any purpose.

James Higham said...

"Seaside Ange" ... juss luv it. The mind boggles ... thought that were no longer possible.

A K Haart said...

DJ - yes, once a groveller always a groveller.

James - at the moment there is a danger of minds over-boggling, so deboggling exercises are worth a try.

Scrobs. said...

Some Labours (sic) seem to think that Millibrain is the best choice!

What an awful 'thought', which is an exercise somewhat lacking amongst the loops in the uniparty...

A K Haart said...

Scrobs - grim isn't it? There's no obvious way out of the mess either, Miliband isn't it.