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    Home - Politics - Rayner ‘hoping’ for winter fuel update within weeks – and says she ‘never’ wants to be Labour leader

    Rayner ‘hoping’ for winter fuel update within weeks – and says she ‘never’ wants to be Labour leader

    Rayner ‘hoping’ for winter fuel update within weeks – and says she ‘never’ wants to be Labour leader

    Rayner ‘hoping’ for winter fuel update within weeks – and says she ‘never’ wants to be Labour leader

    • WTX News Editor
    • May 25, 2025
    • 1:54 pm
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    Cliff Notes

    • Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner expressed a desire for an update on winter fuel payment changes within weeks, suggesting the upcoming spending review could be a key moment.
    • Rayner categorically stated she has no desire to lead the Labour Party, emphasising her commitment to her current role.
    • An inquiry is underway concerning leaks about Rayner’s proposals on tax, which were published by The Daily Telegraph.

    Rayner ‘hoping’ for winter fuel update within weeks – and says she ‘never’ wants to be Labour leader | Politics News

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    Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has told Sky News she “hopes” there will be an update on the winter fuel U-turn within weeks.

    Ms Rayner also used her interview on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips to say she “never” wants to lead her party.

    Some had suggested recent leaks of her plans for when taxes should change were her testing the waters to run a challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.

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    Earlier this week, the prime minister confirmed his party was looking to make changes to its controversial slashing of winter fuel payments to pensioners at an upcoming “fiscal event”.

    Little clarity was provided on when this would be – the budget in the autumn thought the most likely.

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    Angela Rayner says she wants the changes announced soon. Pic: PA

    Ms Rayner has now suggested the 11 June spending review in just over a fortnight is her preferred date.

    She told Sky News: “I think that we’ve got the upcoming spending review, and I’m sure that the Chancellor will set it out when we’ve got the opportunity – at the first opportunity Trevor she will set out what we’ll be able to do.”

    Asked if changes might be announced at the review, Ms Rayner said: “I hope so, but I don’t know. But I hope so.

    “I mean, the prime minister’s announced it, so logically to me that indicates that the prime minister wants to do something in this area.

    “And if the prime minister wants to do that, I’m sure the chancellor is going to look at how we can achieve that.”

    Never wants to be leader

    Some might suggest Ms Rayner’s stance was a bid to push Downing Street into an announcement faster than it previously wanted.

    It would add to rumours the deputy prime minister is unhappy with the way Sir Keir and Rachel Reeves are running the government.

    However, when asked by Trevor Phillips if she wanted to lead her party, Ms Rayner was unequivocal.

    “No. I’m very happy and honoured to be deputy prime minister of this country,” she said.

    “And I’ve got a lot in my in-tray to prove that I can do the job that I’m doing and deliver on the milestones for the people in this country.”

    She continued: “I have no desire to go for the leadership of the Labour Party.”

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    Asked to say the word “never”, Ms Rayner repeated “never”.

    Ms Rayner also confirmed a leak inquiry was under way after her proposals on tax and spend sent to the chancellor ended up published in The Daily Telegraph.

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