"I think it's time that the Labour party had a woman leader. The Tories have had three women prime ministers and four leaders and we've had none. I think Angela Rayner is a credible figure. I think some women MPs are making a lot of noise around there needs to be a woman deputy, but if they're serious about that, they need to put their money where their mouth is and support Angela Rayner."
"She said she felt Labour was likely to lose the Gorton and Denton byelection later this month and that Starmer should step down as a result. It's not as simple as one dodgy appointment, she said, referring to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador last year. It's a series of poor political judgments. We're in a period of economic and geopolitical instability with a prime minister that has exercised cumulative poor political judgment, so trust in him is completely gone."
Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, publicly called for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer following concerns about upcoming byelections. Eslamdoust warned that Labour risks a heavy defeat to Nigel Farage's Reform UK and cited a pattern of poor political judgments, including the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Eslamdoust argued that Labour needs a woman leader and described Rayner as a credible figure, urging colleagues to support her. A spokesperson for Rayner said there is no vacancy and urged unity. Starmer has faced senior staff departures and internal criticism.
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