Overview
- Rayner gave her first interview since resigning in September, declining to rule out a future bid and urging an end to what she called Westminster “tittle-tattle.”
- Allies have briefed that she plans to raise her profile and would “definitely” enter a future leadership contest, according to reporting cited from The Guardian.
- Downing Street issued a “no sackings” pledge and Wes Streeting denied challenger intent, which briefly cooled talk of an imminent move against Starmer.
- The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner found Rayner had shown no lack of integrity, even as her admitted failure to pay tax on a Hove flat continues to carry political risk.
- A new report says she was in advanced talks to join ITV’s I’m A Celebrity but pulled back after warnings about her political future, while separate claims she is already offering roles were dismissed by a Rayner source.