Angela Rayner has resigned from the Government and as deputy leader of the Labour Party, after failing to pay £40,000 stamp duty on her flat in Hove, East Sussex.
But, how much damage has this done to Starmer’s government? The i Paper experts give their verdict.
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An obvious replacement for Rayner over at MHCLG would be the Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook. He is a competent minister who has overseen those challenging pieces of legislation rigorously since Labour took office. Widely regarded in Westminster as a rising star, Pennycook prefers not to make a fuss and get on with the job.
Hugo Gye: ‘Voters will not be impressed’
The departure of Angela Rayner means the Government risks spending the next few months embroiled in a nasty Labour row.
Many in Labour are unhappy with the Prime Minister’s performance and will look to use the contest to force him into a change of direction – pushing him to the left.
But in the shorter run, voters will not be impressed by a fresh round of navel-gazing. Nor will taking friendly fire help Starmer prove he is the strong leader that Britain needs. The chaos continues.Hugo Gye is The i Paper’s political editor
The last few weeks must have been traumatic as her personal life has been exposed to public scrutiny over the complexities of her divorce and financial arrangements for her disabled son.
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Politically, her legacy will be that she drove through key legislation that will improve working class people’s lives: the Employment Rights Bill, the Renters Reform Bill and English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
Those failures will be at the forefront of Labour members’ minds as they elect a new deputy leader. Outside of Westminster, trade unions and activists want a shift in approach – and that will shape the upcoming deputy leadership election.Andrew Fisher served as the Labour Party’s executive director of policy under Jeremy Corbyn between 2015 and 2019. He is a columnist at The i Paper
Kitty Donaldson: ‘This is yet another blow to Starmer’
She couldn’t remain as No 2 in a government that’s examining raising taxes on homeowners and as lead minister on housing. The public had got there before Magnus was even handed in his report. In the end Starmer had no choice.
Kitty Donaldson is The i Paper’s Chief Political Commentator
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