Allies close to Wes Streeting are pressing the former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to form a “joint ticket” with the Health Secretary.

Multiple sources within Labour have described the proposal being pushed by Mr Streeting’s allies on Ms Rayner, leading to both parties having to deny the rumours publicly.

A source close to the former Deputy Prime Minister said there was “no pact” between the two of them.

Meanwhile, Mr Streeting dismissed the reports in The Telegraph as a “silly season” story.

Mr Streeting, the MP for Ilford North, came in second among Labour members when asked who should replace the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should he be ousted, just behind Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

The Health Secretary reportedly saw Ms Rayner last week in Parliament’s voting lobbies, suggesting the pair should have a catch-up soon.

Since she resigned from the Cabinet over the stamp duty scandal, Ms Rayner, the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, has returned to the backbenches.

However, sources within the party have claimed the proposal on a “joint ticket” is being pushed on her and her allies by people close to Mr Streeting.

One Rayner supporter told The Telegraph: “There have been huge overtures, including very senior-level party people, basically wanting to broker a peace deal.

“She knows he would lose if she stood against him. He knows that too. It’s why they’re reaching out.

“His senior people in the party have said ‘this is the offer’.The offer is she can come back and have any job in the Cabinet she chooses.”

One Labour MP on the so called”‘soft Left” said Mr Streeting’s allies were looking for the Health Secretary to have a “coronation” with Ms Rayner by his side, but admitted they believed there was “zero” chance of it happening.

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However, a parliamentary figure on Labour’s soft Left, said the idea was a “joint ticket” between Mr Streeting and Ms Rayner, despite being on opposite sides of the party ideologically.

They said: “Every so often a Wes-adjacent MP will sidle up to you in the corridor or tea room and float the idea of a joint ticket with Wes at the head and Angela as deputy.

“And maybe big jobs for Ed [Miliband] or Louise [Haigh] or a seat for Andy [Burnham.]

“When you hear that same line the sixth, seventh and 12th time, it begins to become suspicious.”

Another source, one not aligned with Ms Rayner, said a Labour MP had told them Mr Streeting’s allies were voicing the idea of a potential joint-ticket “as a statement of fact.”

On the other hand, multiple sources, including the leader of a major trade union, suggested the pact would never happen.

The Health Secretary, who is seen as a “centrist” in the party, has come under fire from the left of Labour and opposition parties over his controversial ban on puberty blockers on the NHS, as well as the ongoing doctor’s strikes.

At last year’s General Election, pro-Palestinian activist and independent candidate Leanne Mohamad trailed the Health Secretary by just 528 votes in Ilford North.

Meanwhile, Ms Rayner herself said to be considering running for the leadership herself if the opportunity arises.

A spokesman for Mr Streeting told The Telegraph: “This is a silly season story and completely untrue. Wes’s entire focus is on getting the NHS through this winter, and the only deal he’s interested in doing is with the resident doctors to avert strikes.

“People appear to be getting carried away and misinterpreting his support for Angela as something other than supporting a good person going through a difficult time.”

A source close to Ms Rayner added: “There is no vacancy and there is no pact.

“Amidst all the stirring and silly games, Angela is focused on representing her constituents and ensuring that this Government delivers. Angela is made of tough stuff and she will not be played like a pawn.”