Angela Rayner has said she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in an investigation over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership bid amid uncertainty over Sir Keir Starmer’s future.
The Prime Minister’s former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not “trigger” a contest.
Ms Rayner, the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, told the Guardian the investigation into her underpayment of stamp duty, which led to her departure from Government, had “clipped her wings”.
She said: “I’ll play my part in doing everything we possibly can to deliver the change, because it’s not a personal ambition, I know the difference it makes.”
Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has also told ITV she will not make a pact with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
“I’m not doing deals or anything like that,” she said.