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Angela Rayner was reportedly looking for a safer place workforce He took the seat in the south of England to avoid losing to Reform UK in the next election and to keep his leadership ambitions alive. Ms Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Minister in September. violated the ministerial code for not paying the correct amount of stamp duty on a flat in Hove.
Insiders claim Miss Rayner According to reports, he has his sights set on replacing the town’s MP Peter Kyle, who will be persuaded to stand down in exchange for a vote in the House of Lords. mail on sunday. Mr Kyle won a majority of 19,791 in Hove at the last general election; This was well above the 6,791 majority Ms Rayner won in the seat of Ashton-under-Lyne, where Reform came second in July 2024.
Current polls suggest Ms Rayner will lose the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency to Reform UK at the next election, defeating her apparent ambitions.
Ms Rayner is also reportedly close to buying a house in Whitstable, another safer Labor seat currently represented by former Labor MP Rosie Duffield.
The former deputy leader has previously insisted he will fight to keep Ashton-under-Lyne at the next general election, due in 2029.
Other MPs who have been tipped as potential rivals for the Labor leadership will find themselves in similar positions at the next election, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting, whose majority stands at just 528 in July 2024 after a close race from independent candidate Leanne Mohamad.
Home Affairs Minister Shabana Mahmood may also be considering moving to another constituency. She retained her seat of Birmingham Ladywood with a majority of 3,421 in the 2019 election, losing just over 40 percentage points.
All three Labor frontrunners have an advantage over Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, who will have to return to the House of Commons to contest the leadership during this parliament.
Labor MP Clive Lewis said it would happen this week Norwich ready to give up South seat allowing the former Leigh MP to enter the leadership fray.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer continues to defy calls to resign, while Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome is one of the latest Labor rebels to call for a new leader.
It comes after Labor’s extraordinary briefing battle over suggestions Mr Streeting was planning a coup.
The attacks on Mr Streeting were allegedly a ruse to warn potential leadership candidates, but Sir Keir said he was confident they did not come from No 10.
Sir Keir has repeatedly dismissed talk of leadership difficulties as “wasted” time and has refrained from publicly condemning Mr Burnham for fueling coup speculation.
