Angela Rayner has stepped down as the UK's Deputy Prime Minister after a damaging tax scandal, leaving a key vacancy at the heart of government. In the days following her resignation, Labour figures began endorsing potential successors.
Among them is Louise Haigh, the Sheffield Heeley MP. Her name stands out not only for her past work in the cabinet but also for an old fraud conviction that continues to follow her. The question now is how that record may shape her path forward.
