The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Senior figures including deputy leader want to see MP back in fold but Starmer is firm that he does not want to ‘conflate’ issues

Ms Abbott has sat as an independent MP since April after the Labour whip was withdrawn

Labour’s Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves were used as punchlines in the chancellor’s sometimes obscure jokes

Lord Ashcroft has raised questions, which Labour dismisses as ‘smears’, about whether Labour’s deputy leader was liable for capital gains tax

Only he can save the UK in its hour of need, and he’ll start by taking out Angela Rayner at the general election

Class in the political rumble is both sword and shield: a weapon of attack if you are a Labour insurgent aiming to seize power from “out-of-touch” Tories (a Starmer talking point) and a defensive rally if you are criticised for solecisms — “I speak like people do where I grew…

As the Labour leader poses for an ‘ultimate fashion issue’, some ask if high-fashion spreads focus differently on female politicians than their male peers

Senior Labour figures gather for funeral of one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history

The Labour deputy leader opened up about the abuse politicians face