I'm so torn on Rayner.
Clearly the best person for the job in terms of ability. Incredible story, personable, good at politics, charismatic and has delivered in govt. Has shown it again today. A symbol of what Labour should help people achieve.
But...
In our exc tonight -
How cabinet minsters viewed govt amendment as a mistake
How Angela Rayner brokered the deal to save government from defeat - again
“If Ange ran tonight she’d get the numbers,” says one MP.
... her polling is incredibly poor *and* very hard - not much room for improvement. The right wing press have done a absolute number on her.
We remain a deeply classist and sexist nation - and it shows in how she's treated by the public. And it goes way beyond normal anti-Labour peeps.
Urgh
Im so very tempted to say we should just go fuck it, put her in place and properly own it. I would love that.
But the stakes are so high - we get this wrong and we get Reform. And the data is the data
Counterpoint: we're fast approaching the point where almost any potential new leaders would be screwed in 2029, and three years of Big Ange making the worst people in Britain froth at the mouth might actually fix this country...
Feb 4, 2026 22:44(No i haven't thought this through past the vibes stages and this is not a data driven take)
