Angela Rayner warns Starmer’s government is ‘running out of time’
Former deputy prime minister’s intervention comes ahead of local election in May
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Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on x (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on facebook (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on linkedin (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on x (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on facebook (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on linkedin (opens in a new window) Angela Rayner warns Keir Starmer his government is ‘running out of time’ on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save George Parker, Political Editor Published March 18 2026 Jump to comments section Print this page Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Angela Rayner has warned Sir Keir Starmer that his government is “running out of time”, as the former deputy prime minister urged him to reconsider “un-British” immigration reforms. In her most critical intervention since leaving the cabinet last year, Rayner said the public view was that Labour “represented the establishment” as she warned that the “very survival of the Labour Party is at stake”. Her comments on Tuesday to the centre-left Labour group Mainstream were seen as part of an attempt by some Labour MPs to pull Starmer to the left in the face of a threat from the Green Party, and a further sign that the prime minister’s grip on power remains fragile. Rayner, who was forced to quit last September over an underpaid tax bill on a flat purchase, is seen as a centre-left rival to Starmer in the event that he is toppled. Rayner has been trying to reassure banks and other City figures that she ...
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