What next for Labour after Angela Rayner's resignation
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The Times
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Last Friday, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned after a report said she broke the ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home. But how serious is this latest loss for Labour, who could replace her, and can Keir Starmer's reshuffle reboot a struggling premiership and party?
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| 1:12.5 | At the start of last week, Prime Minister Kirstama had something of a Downing Street rejig. |
| 1:18.9 | This was phase two of government, he said. Forget the six milestones or the five missions |
| 1:25.1 | or the three foundations that had previously been talking about, |
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