Who could replace Angela Rayner if she resigns over stamp duty row?
Angela Rayner faces increasing calls to resign after admitting that it does not pay enough stamp tax to buy an £ 800,000 coastal apartment.
Deputy Prime Minister, who directed him to Sir Keir Starmer’s ethical advisor, insisted that he made a mistake based on the advice he received at that time. However, the opposition figures pointed out that the housing secretary did not comply with the rules supervised.
In the coming days, the growth of the pressure will bring Sir Keir to a very difficult position and its resignation will cause a serious headache for the Prime Minister. But who are the possible candidates to replace him?
Who can replace Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister?
Rayner’s role as Deputy Prime Minister is obtained from the role of the Labor Party as the leader of the Labor Party – a position chosen by membership. Although it is not possible to quit this role, he has the chance to resign as an PM deputy while staying in the party position.
A few people can replace him, but the most likely option is that the prime minister leaves his role empty. DPM is normally a position distributed to ensure the loyalty of the best performance at the party and is not an important role. The most likely result was to resign by Mrs. Rayner, for Sir Keir to save when he really needed.
Acting as a DPM in parliament and filling for activities such as the Prime Minister’s questions, it can create a new role like the first secretary. Theresa May did this with Damian Green.
If it proceeds with a backup, possible contestants:
Pat mcfadden
Pat McFadden is the Lancaster Duke and the Chancellor of the Minister of Relations Inter -Government. It is widely seen as a safe couple and has long been fixed as a possible backup for Rachel Reeves. However, as Sir Keir continues to insist that the chancellor does not go anywhere, Mr. McFadden has the chance to move to Ms. Rayner’s summary instead.
Sir Keir, who has previously served as a political secretary for former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is extremely loyal to. He was also considered as the key architect of Labour’s 2024 election victory as the National Campaign Coordinator.
Darren Jones
Only this week, Darren Jones made a great introduction when he moved to Downing Street as the Chief Secretary of the Prime Minister. Many now see Mr. Jones as Sir Keir’s actual assistant, because the movement has become a part of the Prime Minister’s 10 operations in front of the budget, that is, the role is running the daily run of both the government and the treasury.
Wes Sokak
The health secretary, one of the higher profile cabinet ministers, is another figure that will replace Mrs. Rayner in the DPM office. It is seen that the government has done a good job in managing NHS, one of the most stun briefings.
However, it is one of the non -popular cabinet ministers among the members of the workers and ranks 21st at the Labor List’s cabinet league table. Behind Mrs. Reeves, Lord Hermer and Liz Kendall. The disadvantage is also seen as a potential backup for Sir Keir, so assigning it can be inefficient.
Yvette cooper
Yette Cooper is another leading cabinet figure entrusted to one of the most important briefings in the government that deals with both migration, law and order.
It is much more popular among the workers’ members and ranks seventh at Labourlist’s cabinet league table. However, he did not convince the voters that he did enough to reduce the party’s small boat transitions – that is to say that introducing it at this stage may be a choice of choice for Sir Keir.
Who can replace Rayner as a housing secretary?
Considering that Rayner’s position as a housing secretary is directly threatened by the fact that the allegations are directly related to the housing situation and that there is supervision on the area subject to examination. But who can change it?
Matthew pennycook
Matthew Pennycook is Angela Rayner’s assistant at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and makes a logical backup. Before the election, he served in the same role in the Shadow Front machine team, which was a position since 2021. However, it has never held the role of a complete cabinet or a shade cabinet, so it can be pulled by more experienced operators. It is respected as a solid operator and is usually deployed on the morning broadcast tour.
Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle is seen as a more competent member of Sir Keir’s front bank, and has long been talking about a publicity for the Minister of Science and Technology. However, without a complete change, there was no opportunity to carry him to a more pronounced briefing. If the lady Rayner was going to go, Mr. Kyle would probably run as a possible backup. It is said that Mr. Kyle wants a new business and that science and information technologies do not enjoy the Department.
Douglas Alexander
Douglas Alexander has a significant amount of government experience that served as a minister between 2001-2010 and has spent four years of cabinet. He served as Minister of State in four departments and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for both transportation and Scotland, and between 2007-2010, he served as the International Development Secretary.
The deputy, who was first elected in 1997, has enough experience to make him a strong position to replace Mrs. Rayner. It seems to be a matter of time for one of Mr. Alexander’s experience to find himself in the cabinet.
Steve Reed
Steve Reed, an environmental secretary, has an important local government experience. In 2012, he had been the leader of the Lambeth Council for more than six years before his election to parliament, which he saw that he intervened in the Council tax, social housing and child services.
The Rural, Food and Rural Affairs Department (Defra) has influenced water companies in the role of sewage shedding and pushing water companies. Mr. Reed is probably the only potential candidate that resulted in both roles of Ms. Rayner.
