Starmer opens door for Rayner's return

KEIR Starmer has said he “absolutely” wants Angela Rayner back in his top team — despite a recent poll that shows she would beat him in a leadership contest.

- BY KATIE HARRIS and MARTYN BROWN

Angela Rayner has not ruled out a comeback

The Prime Minister heaped praise on the Labour firebrand, saying Ms Rayner was the “best example ever in the UK of social mobility” and opening the door for her return to frontline politics.

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Ms Rayner quit as Deputy Prime Minister, Housing Secretary and Labour’s deputy leader in September in a row over her tax affairs.

Speaking to reporters at the G20 summit in South Africa, Sir Keir said: “I’ve always said I want Angela back.