- Sir Keir Starmer has offered Angela Rayner a Cabinet return to avert a potential leadership challenge, according to a report in The Telegraph.
- Ms Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, left Cabinet in September after admitting to underpaying stamp duty on her new flat in Hove.
- The offer comes amid reports of a possible coup, with Ms Rayner, Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, and Wes Streeting named as potential contenders.
- Labour successfully blocked a 'sleaze' inquiry related to Peter Mandelson by 335 votes to 223, providing Sir Keir with a reprieve from the scandal.
- Sir Keir is expected to face further questions from Conservative MPs regarding Lord Mandelson during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions.
