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Angela Rayner has taken revenge against Wes Streeting as she mocked his failed attempt at a leadership challenge earlier this year.
The Housing Secretary used an after-dinner speech to poke fun at her Cabinet rival who is now the Defence Secretary.
Mr Streeting resigned from Sir Keir Starmer's Cabinet earlier this year and called on him to quit as prime minister.
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Streeting → see → minister
He was widely expected to run for the leadership though following days of speculation and suggestions he lacked support, gave his backing to Andy Burnham.
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he → expect → Burnham
Ms Rayner – who left the Cabinet after failing to pay stamp duty – was also rumoured to be running after she was cleared of deliberate wrongdoing by HMRC.
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she → leave → HMRC
But she also gave her backing to Mr Burnham – though the rivalry that was stoked between them then shows no signs of diminishing now.
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that → give → signs
At Monday night's annual Trade Unions Congress dinner, she reminded those gathered that Mr Streeting had previously made jokes about her and First Secretary of State Louise Haigh.
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Streeting → remind → State
Ms Haigh resigned as transport secretary under Sir Keir when it emerged she had been convicted of fraud over a missing work phone.
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she → resign → phone
Angela Rayner has taken revenge against Wes Streeting as she mocked his failed attempt at a leadership challenge earlier this year
Referring to the past comments, Ms Rayner said: 'Last time [Mr Streeting] gave an after-dinner speech he had a few jokes about us both.
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he → take → us
I remember it well.
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I → remember → it
I'd just come back from meeting the pope.
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I → come → pope
I was also introduced to a young ambitious cardinal tipped for the top — or the Vatican's Wes Streeting as they called him.
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they → introduce → him
He didn't get the votes either.'
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He → get → votes
She added: 'Anyway, Louise and I were delighted Wes joined us back in Cabinet.
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Wes → add → Cabinet
I think Louise advised the prime minister to make him defence secretary because he's the one Cabinet member we know can't organize a coup.'
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we → think → coup
She later mocked him for failing to get the necessary 81 supportive MPs he would have needed to topple Sir Keir.
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he → mock → Keir
She told union barons and delegates gathered for the event in Brighton: 'He wanted education of course.
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He → tell → course
But unfortunately he can't count to 81.
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he → count → 81
A spokesman for Mr Streeting, who was present at the event, told Politico: 'Contrary to the rumours, Wes travelled home safely in a car rather than an ambulance, despite being murdered by Angela Rayner in her speech.'
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Wes → tell → speech
Ms Rayner had waited a long time for her revenge after Mr Streeting mocked her in a speech at the Spectator magazine's Parliamentarian of the Year awards in December 2024.
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Streeting → wait → December
He made a joke about how Pat McFadden was the real deputy prime minister – despite it being Ms Rayner's role at the time.
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it → make → time
Referring to Ms Haigh's fraud conviction, he said: 'I love Louise,' he went on.
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he → refer → Louise
'And I'm going to call her tomorrow on one of her phones.'
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I → go → phones
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