Deputy PM Angela Rayner: ‘I don’t want to be leader of the Labour Party’

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has quashed rumours that she is vying to become leader of the Labour Party, saying she has “no desire” to take on the role.

It follows speculation about a potential leadership challenge after the leak of a memo outlining apparent tax rise plans, alongside media briefings suggesting she could be demoted.

In an interview with Trevor Phillips on Sunday (25 May), the deputy leader said she is “honoured” to hold her current role and is not interested in becoming leader.

Asked whether she could rule out ever becoming leader, she replied: “Never.”

Rayner also indicated that an inquiry is “underway” into how the memo addressed to Chancellor Rachel Reeves was leaked.