No, it's because Starmer wanted Rayner gone. They've hated each other since the get-go. He was even so petty that he initially refused to let her live in the official Deputy PM's residence and put her in a house with a much longer commute to Westminster instead. Until this scandal broke, everyone was laying odds that she'd be the next PM: she was definitely gunning for his job. Starmer is likely the reason the tax story suddenly got so much airplay after the lefty media tried so hard to bury it.
The problem now is that Rayner was also the trade unions' main contact in cabinet, and the one they felt represented them. With her gone, a lot of trade union donations will dry up.
Starmer is polling at 15%. That may be why.
No, it's because Starmer wanted Rayner gone. They've hated each other since the get-go. He was even so petty that he initially refused to let her live in the official Deputy PM's residence and put her in a house with a much longer commute to Westminster instead. Until this scandal broke, everyone was laying odds that she'd be the next PM: she was definitely gunning for his job. Starmer is likely the reason the tax story suddenly got so much airplay after the lefty media tried so hard to bury it.
The problem now is that Rayner was also the trade unions' main contact in cabinet, and the one they felt represented them. With her gone, a lot of trade union donations will dry up.