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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘Disloyal’ Angela Rayner or ‘weak’ Keir Starmer? Readers debate who should lead Labour

Angela Rayner’s recent attack on Keir Starmer has prompted a robust response from Independent readers, many of whom expressed strong opinions on the direction they want the Labour Party to take.

The discussion follows a speech by Rayner to the soft-left campaign group Mainstream, in which she criticised Starmer’s leadership, described the party as “establishment, not working people,” and challenged Shabana Mahmood’s proposed immigration reforms.

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