Angela Rayner, who resigned last year after paying the wrong rate of tax on an apartment purchase, said an investigation found she had not done so deliberately.

Sam and Anne discuss Angela Rayner's interviews in the media, suggesting she may run in a leadership contest.

Angela Rayner, seen as a potential challenger to PM Keir Starmer, says she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".

Starmer latest: Rayner suggests PM should consider resigning as Streeting set to launch leadership challenge - The prime minister’s former deputy said she has been cleared of wrongdoing over her tax a

The development comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces growing unrest within his own party following poor local election results and increasing calls for him to step aside, reports Reuters. Leadership tensions According to Reuters,

The former deputy prime minister gave a surprise interview to the ITV breakfast show amidst the Labour leadership chaos.