Keir Starmer is accused over 'brutal' plot to get rid of Angela Rayner
Keir Starmer is accused over 'brutal' plot to get rid of Angela Rayner by axeing her deputy leader role Sir Keir's advisers have discussed abolishing Angela Rayner's post Revelation comes amid claims that relations between the two are at rock bottom Last night his spokeswoman denied there were discussions to remove post
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Sir Keir Starmer's top team was last night accused of considering a 'brutal' plot to silence Angela Rayner by axeing her directly elected position as Labour deputy leader.
A senior party figure revealed to The Mail on Sunday yesterday that Sir Keir's advisers had discussed the extraordinary step of abolishing Ms Rayner's post.
The revelation comes amid claims that relations between Sir Keir and Ms Rayner are now at 'rock bottom' after claims that he had left her 'humiliated' and 'blindsided' by his surprise reshuffle of Labour's Shadow Cabinet last week. And last night, Rayner's allies reacted in fury at even the idea of axeing the 'historic' post of deputy leader, branding it 'brutal' and a
