What is Angela Rayner up to? Great read fr @jessicaelgot.bsky.social & @kiranstacey.bsky.social who reveal her supporters conducting focus groups to see how she'd perform in a leadership campaign. Meanwhile, Wes Streeting has been courting new backbenchers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

pippacrerar.bsky.social • 9 days ago

What is Angela Rayner up to?

Great read fr @jessicaelgot.bsky.social & @kiranstacey.bsky.social who reveal her supporters conducting focus groups to see how she'd perform in a leadership campaign.

Meanwhile, Wes Streeting has been courting new backbenchers.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/22/angela-rayner-starmer-succession-labour-leadership

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bearsie17.bsky.social•5 days ago

It is unlikely that Rayner can win the leadership because Andy Burnham will step in and win

haletosis.bsky.social•9 days ago

Watch out for Torsten Bell

suzybrew.bsky.social•9 days ago

She might perform well in a leadership campaign but not in a General Election.

seaseaseasiders.bsky.social•9 days ago

Someone said every MP wants to be PM. Seems that's right

swight103.bsky.social•9 days ago

I don't believe that, suspect most don't want to be PM but would like a leader they can support

pattatipattata.bsky.social•9 days ago

Is this what it boils down to?? “Streeting has been diligent in courting the ranks of new backbenchers. Despite his high-profile government position as health secretary, sources say he recently hosted a karaoke evening with backbenchers where he bought drinks”

janeharbison.bsky.social•9 days ago

Don’t think she would win an election.

swight103.bsky.social•9 days ago

Nor Streeting

purpleelectric.bsky.social•9 days ago

Starmer definitely won’t. So now what?

davidrobbo.bsky.social•9 days ago

If Wes Streeting ends up leading the party, which has been the goal for the Labour right from day one, Labour may as well give up and fold themselves into the Conservative Party. Streeting is indistinguishable from even the worst Tories. I'll leave the rest to the late, great Dawn Foster ...

secret-labour-mp.bsky.social•9 days ago

She’s not called Retainer Rayner for nowt 😉

johnw60.bsky.social•9 days ago

She does represent the true Labour Party

tcp001.bsky.social•9 days ago

Why do this ? Do they want another 14years in opposition

purpleelectric.bsky.social•9 days ago

If they keep Starmer, then at this rate they won’t actually have enough seats to be the official opposition after the next election.

podkin.bsky.social•9 days ago

Angela Rayner is an accomplished player!

partnumber2.bsky.social•9 days ago

Guardian? Telegraph?

The former is fast turning into the latter. 🙄

susanglh.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Guardian though...

dreamsofwidnes.bsky.social•8 days ago

Karaoke with Wes Streeting sounds like a Partridge TV idea that was too shit to make the cut.

oddballwoofwoof.bsky.social•9 days ago

As usual, the answer to any headline that's phrased as a question is "No, but we really want you to believe otherwise because it sells newspapers."

oddballwoofwoof.bsky.social•9 days ago

Shitstirring? Really?

pancake-addict.bsky.social•8 days ago

Wes streeting is a transphobic bigot no different than any member of the Klu Klux Klan

pancake-addict.bsky.social•8 days ago

Wes streeting is a transphobic bigot no different than any member of the Klu Klux Klan

spersjr.bsky.social•8 days ago

Streeting needs to put a spanner in Rayner's leadership ambitions. And Starmer needs to cut Streeting's strings. And Rayner needs to stab Starmer in the back.

I short I hope they all sod off.

sloanelysbeth.bsky.social•9 days ago

wes streeting is one of the few who is less likeable than keir starmer.

he should be a backbencher.

doghousereilly.bsky.social•8 days ago

He should be a concrete pillar supporting a motorway flyover

dreamsofwidnes.bsky.social•8 days ago

Hahaha

arj2024.bsky.social•9 days ago

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

thomholbrook.bsky.social•9 days ago

If Streeting gets in we might as well give the keys of No10 to Farage

robinson-orr.bsky.social•9 days ago

If she does, I'd might be enticed to rejoin Labour.

sjpartridge.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wes Streeting is the problem, not the solution!

atulharia.bsky.social•9 days ago

Can everyone in power please just fucking stop with the focus groups and just fucking lead.
Please!

kimbers.bsky.social•9 days ago

yrhengoes.bsky.social•9 days ago

The UK Labour Party no longer represents those who derive their income from their Labour.The UK needs a Party that does just that, that doesn’t sell out to the wealthy. The Labour Party should split in two: into a Conservative Party and a Labour Party.

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