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Keir Starmer Says Angela Rayner Has 'Future Role to Play' as Comeback Suggested
Starmer plans to reintegrate Rayner into Labour's leadership due to her popularity and key role in passing the Employment Rights Act, despite her 2025 resignation.
- On February 2, Sir Keir Starmer told Times Radio he wants Angela Rayner back on the front line `at the right point` and that she `has a future role to play`.
- Her resignation in September followed revelations she did not pay enough stamp duty on an �800,000 flat in Hove, with a �40,000 shortfall due to incorrect advice, she said was an `honestly-made mistake`.
- Starmer noted Rayner's role in the last election and the Employment Rights Act, saying she `played a huge part in the achievement that we got at the last election` and credited her with policy influence.
- Starmer has said he missed her and cited misogyny in recent criticism, while Rayner signalled she is still fighting to return to frontline politics.
- As MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, Rayner is viewed as a potential successor whose return could influence leadership contests and internal Labour dynamics.
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Keir Starmer hints at major Angela Rayner comeback with three-word vow - The Mirror
Keir Starmer said he's always said that Angela Rayner 'has not only played a big part in Labour politics in our country's politics, but has got a big part to play in the future'
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C 33%
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