Rayner, who resigned as Deputy Prime Minister after it was revealed she failed to pay £40,000 in stamp duty, is rumoured to be a front-runner for the top cabinet role.

Rayner, who resigned as Deputy Prime Minister after it was revealed she failed to pay £40,000 in stamp duty, is rumoured to be a front-runner for the top cabinet role.

It comes little more than 10 months after Ms Rayner quit Keir Starmer's administration following her tearful admission she failed to pay correct tax.