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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Maddox,Kate Devlin,Dan Haygarth and Athena Stavrou

Starmer ‘offers Rayner Cabinet job’ in bid to avert coup after Mandelson vote

  • Sir Keir Starmer has offered Angela Rayner a Cabinet return to avert a potential leadership challenge, according to a report in The Telegraph.
  • Ms Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, left Cabinet in September after admitting to underpaying stamp duty on her new flat in Hove.
  • The offer comes amid reports of a possible coup, with Ms Rayner, Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, and Wes Streeting named as potential contenders.
  • Labour successfully blocked a 'sleaze' inquiry related to Peter Mandelson by 335 votes to 223, providing Sir Keir with a reprieve from the scandal.
  • Sir Keir is expected to face further questions from Conservative MPs regarding Lord Mandelson during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions.
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