Sir Keir Starmer had said the ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to his cabinet, blaming misogyny for the level of criticism she faced.

In September, Rayner stepped down as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy Labour leader

This came after an independent ethics investigation found that she failed to pay the correct stamp duty on her seaside flat.

The PM told The Observer that he ‘missed’ Rayner, who faced similar criticism fuelled by misogyny as Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

He called Rayner ‘the best social mobility story this country has ever seen’, highlighting her working-class background, where she left school at 16 and rose to become deputy.

Starmer added: ‘As I said to her at the time, she’s going to be a major voice in the Labour movement.’ Conservative lea

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