Rayner says she has been cleared over tax affairs, paving way for any leadership bid

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says in an exclusive interview on BBC Breakfast that any Labour leadership contest would "plunge the country into chaos" It comes as Angela Rayner, seen as a potential challenger to PM Keir Starmer, says she has been cleared by HMRC of wrongdoing over her tax affairs The former deputy prime minister says she had been "exonerated" of the accusation she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax" On Wednesday, allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting said they expected him to launch a challenge as soon as today Starmer is battling to save his job after four ministers quit...