How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day Angela Rayner declines to rule out running for Labour leader as she condemns infighting Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on Rayner’s return gives a lift to Labour’s gloomy backbenchers ‘This is not chaos’: PM’s chief secretary defends reshuffle after Rayner’s exit Future Rayner comeback is not off table but her exit has deeply damaged Labour Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to stand down Rise in UK borrowing costs reverses after cabinet backs Starmer Lammy made deputy PM with Cooper as foreign secretary and Mahmood at Home Office – as it happened
Published: February 9, 2026 4:16 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original