Win back voters by ‘picking more fights’, Rayner tells Starmer

Politics
24 Mar 2026 • 6:11 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Angela Rayner has urged the prime minister to 'pick more fights' to win back voters, while also issuing fresh criticism of Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Rayner, seen as a potential successor to Sir Keir, warned that voters are 'impatient for change' and feel systems are 'rigged against them'.
  • She highlighted that even professional people working multiple jobs are struggling financially and need a government on their side.
  • Rayner stated her belief that 'we have to pick more fights, personally' to address voter impatience.
  • This intervention follows her recent warning that Labour was 'running out of time' to deliver change and could not 'go through the motions in the face of decline'.

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