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Angela Rayner Pushes for Leadership Amid Labour Turmoil

1/29/2026

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Angela Rayner (Labour MP) urged Labour to 'do better' at private fundraising dinner, signaling a bid to return to frontline politics before Manchester by-election.
80 Labour MPs back her leadership bid after May's elections.
Party faced strife after blocking Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from by-election, drawing criticism from 50 MPs.
Reform UK selected Matt Goodwin as its candidate and the Workers Party of Britain chose Shahbaz Sarwar.

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Angela Rayner (Labour MP) urged Labour to 'do better' at private fundraising dinner, signaling a bid to return to frontline politics before Manchester by-election.
80 Labour MPs back her leadership bid after May's elections.
Party faced strife after blocking Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from by-election, drawing criticism from 50 MPs.
Reform UK selected Matt Goodwin as its candidate and the Workers Party of Britain chose Shahbaz Sarwar.