Defence Secretary John Healey leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday September 7, 2025. Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Angela Rayner is “not a victim” and “any government is stronger” with her, a Cabinet minister has said after a reshuffle following her resignation saw tensions flare within Labour.

Defence Secretary John Healey defended Sir Keir Starmer’s “clear, swift, fair action” following his former deputy’s admission that she mistakenly underpaid stamp duty on a seaside flat she bought earlier this year.

Ms Rayner quit as housing secretary, deputy leader and deputy prime minister after the Prime Minister’s ethics watchdog found she had breached the ministerial code, trig

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