# Is Angela Rayner staging a coup?

An episode of [Coffee House Shots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1101754136), 18 Mar 2026, 12 min.

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Angela Rayner has entered the chat. Last night she gave a speech to Labour members which many are reading as the soft launch of her leadership bid. She told the room that Labour needs to be more ‘bold’ – echoing Gordon Brown as she called for a more left-wing direction. She took aim specifically at Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms, describing them as ‘un-British’. Is she staging a coup? And is she the viable leader that Labour can rally around? Also today, we had PMQs with lots more difficult questions on Mandelson and Iran – who came out on top? Oscar Edmondson speaks to Isabel Hardman and James Heale. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts. Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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