"Angela Rayner's political stock had never been higher. After a difficult summer for the government, Rayner was more popular than ever with Labour's backbench MPs. She was winning over the grassroots with her workers' rights bill, about to pass through parliament. And after she was pictured vaping on an inflatable kayak in late August, even rightwing outlets were describing her as iconic'. And then, in the past week, came her rapid fall."
"And then, in the past week, came her rapid fall. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the stamp duty row that has brought Rayner down resigning on Friday as deputy PM, deputy Labour leader and housing minister. She asks, too, where it leaves Keir Starmer's Labour government as it loses perhaps its biggest personality on the frontbench. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images"
Angela Rayner's political stock reached new highs after a difficult summer for the government, winning support from backbench Labour MPs and grassroots activists. Her workers' rights bill was poised to pass through parliament, and a viral photograph of her vaping on an inflatable kayak elevated her public profile. A subsequent stamp duty row precipitated a rapid downfall, culminating in her resignation on Friday as deputy prime minister, deputy Labour leader and housing minister. The resignations remove a prominent frontbench personality and create questions about the political positioning and public appeal of Keir Starmer's Labour government.
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