18/03/2026 09:45
The Guardian
Greater Manchester mayor says the party ‘would always do well to listen to what Angela has got to say’Angela Rayner’s speech last night came a day after the Financial Times ran a report saying she had been speaking to City investors telling them they did not need to worry about a Labour government. Both interventions will be seen as evidence that she is preparing for a leadership bid at some point in the not-to-distant future.In their FT story, Ian Smith, Katie Martin and Jim Pickard said:Angela Rayner joined a call with City investors in which the bookies’ favourite to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister offered reassurance that Labour would not lurch to the left.Investors on the call, hosted by French bank BNP Paribas this month, said the former deputy prime minister pledged the party would stick to its manifesto and not resort to a borrowing blitz to fund greater spending.Rayner’s remarks already causing fury…A senior Labour MP texts: “It might help if those vying for [the] leadership at least try to understand the policy they are attacking. There is absolutely no intention to not let people stay, it’s about delaying access to welfare and benefits after unprecedented levels of migration - the public expect their government to run the country in a way that does not put more strain on our services, whilst also remaining compassionate. Continue reading...
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