Angela Rayner says Starmer should ‘reflect on’ stepping aside after HMRC clears her over tax affairs - UK politics live

Good morning. Today it looks as though the phoney Labour leadership contest that has been bubbling away at least since Sunday may finally turn into a real one. Westminster is braced for Wes Streeting , the health secretary, to announce that he is standing – although journalists are not yet 100% certain it will happen. This morning, in a joint scoop, the Guardian and ITV had news that could affect Streeting’s calculations. …