Angela Rayner declines to rule out running for Labour leader as she condemns infighting

Former deputy PM hits out at arrogant tittle-tattle' over the past week and says she has not gone away'

Allies of Angela Rayner say the former deputy prime minister will seek to renew her public profile in the coming months and would be likely to run in a future leadership contest.

In her first major interview this weekend, Rayner condemned the arrogant tittle-tattle" and Labour infighting dominating the past week. Rayner, 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".