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What I don't get about Angela Rayner

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DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 11/05/2026 21:29

Is how can she be a serious contender for PM, when she stood down as deputy PM for shady dealings?

It rendered her not good enough for no 2 but oh it's fine for her to look at the top job!

Does not compute, could someone explain?

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WeirdyBeardyMarrowBabyLady · 12/05/2026 07:20

And yet I’ve no doubt there’s posters on here who are keen to vote Reform into power. When one of their ‘cabinet’ is Nadhim Zahawi who paid a seven figure penalty to HMRC over his own tax ‘irregularities’. Call out AN if you feel that any such transgressions are fatal to future office but apply your logic consistently.

asdbaybeeee · 12/05/2026 06:54

Everyone remembers Boris right??? If Angela was a man no one would care what she did

Labraradabrador · 11/05/2026 23:00

AbundantFlowers · 11/05/2026 22:50

She was advised by a legal person that her tax arrangements were fine! It’s not shady.
She’d be great. Much better than any man.

She was housing secretary - she was the one in charge of policy, yet fell afoul of policy. It is either gross incompetence or corruption, take your pick, but either should exclude her from consideration of a promotion.

Sidebeforeself · 11/05/2026 22:51

AbundantFlowers · 11/05/2026 22:50

She was advised by a legal person that her tax arrangements were fine! It’s not shady.
She’d be great. Much better than any man.

“ any man”? Really?! So it’s just a matter of sex is it to be a good PM?

OnTheBoardwalk · 11/05/2026 22:51

You see I wanted to like her, a strong northern woman but she is just rubbish

AbundantFlowers · 11/05/2026 22:50

She was advised by a legal person that her tax arrangements were fine! It’s not shady.
She’d be great. Much better than any man.

RaininSummer · 11/05/2026 22:43

I know. It's quite ridiculous. As a civil servant if I put a foot even a little out of line I would be fired for gross misconduct and definitely not given any payoff unlike our largely corrupt and incompetent MPs. I could not cope with Rayner as PM anyway so I really hope this never happens.

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DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 11/05/2026 22:20

@MsGreying 🤣🤣

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MsGreying · 11/05/2026 21:40

ProudAmberTurtle · 11/05/2026 21:37

Doesn't look like she wants to run.

To be fair she'd be better than Ed Milliband

But so would a tub of lard.

In fact the lard.would do less harm.

ProudAmberTurtle · 11/05/2026 21:37

Doesn't look like she wants to run.

To be fair she'd be better than Ed Milliband

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DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 11/05/2026 21:36

Glad it's not just me!

That's extremely hopeful I would think @WhatAMarvelousTune

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WhatAMarvelousTune · 11/05/2026 21:33

I’d assume she is hoping for HMRC to finish their investigation into her before any leadership vote (and obviously for the outcome to not go against her).

MushMonster · 11/05/2026 21:31

No, cannot get my head around this one either......

Crispsareok · 11/05/2026 21:31

Agreed. Stupid and dishonest isn’t the ideal combination for party leader and PM.