"I think Wes has clearly set out his stall after what was clearly a very turbulent couple of days and I think being around here for the last hour just shows you actually that that tittle-tattle in Westminster, it almost looks arrogant when you've got real challenges that real people are facing and that's what we really need to be focusing on."
"Angela Rayner has condemned the arrogant tittle-tattle and Labour infighting dominating the past week in her first major interview since her resignation. The former deputy prime minister, often considered as a potential successor to Keir Starmer, declined to rule out running for the job or returning to frontline politics, saying she had not gone away. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, also called the past week of leadership speculation mortifying and warned her party not to forget the privilege of being in government."
Angela Rayner condemned arrogant Westminster tittle-tattle and Labour infighting, calling such speculation inappropriate amid real public challenges. The former deputy prime minister declined to rule out running for party leadership or returning to frontline politics, saying she had not gone away. Rayner criticised briefing against health secretary Wes Streeting, who faced accusations from some allies of plotting to challenge the prime minister. Rayner emphasised the need for party unity and binding differing views within the movement. Home secretary Shabana Mahmood described the leadership speculation as mortifying and warned the party against forgetting the privilege of being in government. The interview took place in Rayner's constituency.
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