Downing Street denies ‘snubbing’ Rayner over National Security Council seat

Details published connected Thursday amusement determination is nary imperishable spot for Ms Rayner connected the NSC, successful a interruption with erstwhile practice.

The committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, includes the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Cabinet Office curate Pat McFadden, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Defence Secretary John Healey and the Attorney General Lord Hermer.

All Cabinet committees see a scope of secretaries of state, usually applicable to their portfolio. As you tin spot connected the database of attendees meeting, attendees are not fixed and ministers are ever invited according to the circumstantial docket of the meeting

Prime Minister's authoritative spokesperson

Other ministers, including Ms Rayner, whitethorn beryllium invited to be according to the NSC’s agenda.

But erstwhile lawman premier ministers person been imperishable members of the radical since it was established by David Cameron successful 2010.

The objection to this regularisation was Therese Coffey, who served arsenic lawman premier curate during Liz Truss’s little tenure successful Downing Street. Ms Truss abolished the NSC, mounting up a larger Foreign Policy and Security Committee instead, with Ms Coffey arsenic lawman chair.

Downing Street denied Ms Rayner had been “snubbed”.

The Prime Minister’s authoritative spokesperson said connected Thursday: “All Cabinet committees see a scope of secretaries of state, usually applicable to their portfolio.

“As you tin spot connected the database of attendees meeting, attendees are not fixed and ministers are ever invited according to the circumstantial docket of the meeting.”

Ms Rayner, who besides serves arsenic Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, does beryllium connected the larger National Security Council (Resilience) committee chaired by Mr McFadden.

She is besides a subordinate of Cabinet committees focused connected the Union and constitution and location and economical affairs, and chairs the Future of Work Committee that oversees the Government’s reforms to employment law.