ANGELA Rayner had touted her planned autobiography – called Imperfect – to publishers amid plans to release it before a potential Labour leadership fight.
Former Deputy PM Rayner has employed an agent who has previously worked with Quentin Tarantino and rocker Dave Grohl US literary to help with book pitches.
Rayner and Matilda Forbes Watson, of agency William Morris Endeavours visited publishing houses last week.
They showed an outline of the book – detailing how Rayner came from a background of poverty and via an unconventional route into politics – amid strict security.
The book will also tell Rayner’s side of her fall from grace after a Stamp Duty scandal revealed by The Sun – and will also record recent political events.
Sources said they planned to strike a deal and publish the memoir within four to five months, probably by using a ghostwriter.
And sources said the book could help Rayner position herself for a tilt at the Labour crown if PM Keir Starmer faces a challenge after the May local elections.
A source said: “The timing of this is potentially explosive and would show Angela as a gritty woman of the people – as opposed to the posh Starmer-ite wing of the Labour Party.
“It will not go down well with Sir Keir and could be a real case of Pulp Friction.”
Alice Skinner, the editorial director at The Bodley Head, the publisher that bought the memoir, said: “Her book will be unvarnished and upfront – you can expect her authenticity to shine through.”
