Starmer’s former deputy has returned to frontline politics as Housing Secretary – despite being sidelined by close allies of the PM

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.

Uncertainty over Andy Burnham's pick for Chancellor has triggered a state of hysteria in Westminster - and his choice of ex-Defence Secretary John Healey blindsided many