Sir Keir Starmer is expected to carry out a wide reshuffle of his top team after Ms Rayner, 45, quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.

The Deputy Prime Minister is among the bookies' favourites to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as Labour's approval ratings continue to slump under his leadership.

The deputy prime minister admits not paying enough stamp duty land tax on a property she bought for her son as Rachel Reeves says the budget is set for November

Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her

Politics is about to get much tougher for Keir Starmer.