Rayner Pressures Starmer, Burnham Backs Her

0:00On April 21st, Angela Rainer is ramping up pressure on Keir Starmer tonight, demanding labor take bolder steps to fix everyday lives. The former deputy prime minister just held a secret meeting with greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, another name floated for leadership, and she'll lay it out at a London growth debate. This hits as a fresh poll drops labor to fourth place, 11 points behind Reform UK. People elections on May 7th look rough, and could ignite a real challenge to Starmer's spot at the top. Party insiders are feeling the heat, with Rainer backing heads of the labor growth group and Tribune group. They warn folks, see the country stalled, calling out too much caution from the top. Rainer even said on radio that, people on doorsteps just don't warm to Starmer personally. She's still waiting on an HMRC probe into taxes she paid on an 800,000 pound holiday home far from her district. Meanwhile, a cabinet minister rips Starmer for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador,

1:00despite his Epstein ties and failed vetting. Tensions are boiling in labor circles, and with Burnham's weight behind her, Rainer lets primed if things snap after those elections.