Angela Rayner
British politician (born 1980)
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Angela Rayner is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2024. She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left.
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Angela Rayner criticises farm tax 'scaremongering' Angela Rayner has criticised "scaremongering" over Labour's reforms to inheritance tax on farms.Sky News - Published | |
Rayner promises flagship workers' law next month as she pledges 'things can get better' Angela Rayner has promised to bring Labour's flagship workers' rights bill to parliament next month as she told her party's conference: "Things can get better if we make the right choices."Sky News - Published | |
Rayner to open party conference with announcement on renters' protections Angela Rayner will set out measures to protect renters from fire safety defects, damp and mould in her speech at the Labour Party conference.Sky News - Published | |
Ministers step up bid to end 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, will hold talks with union bosses and business leaders on Wednesday as the government pursues its ambition of ending "exploitative" zero-hours contracts.Sky News - Published | |
Labour enjoy 'positive' start to talks with business leaders over workers' rights Senior business leaders have welcomed discussions with Angela Rayner over proposals to improve workers' rights as "positive", but warned the "devil will be in the detail" of legislation due to be put..Sky News - Published | |
'Angela Raver' ready for fight for four-day working week proposal As the photos of Angela Rayner raving in an Ibiza nightclub confirm, the deputy prime minister enjoys her time off.Sky News - Published | |
Deputy PM Angela Rayner spotted raving in Ibiza superclub Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been spotted raving with a top DJ at a superclub in Ibiza.Sky News - Published | |
'Beautiful' housing rule blocked development, claims Rayner Angela Rayner has defended her decision to remove the need for "beautiful" buildings from Labour's housing policy, claiming the word was "preventing and blocking development".Sky News - Published | |
Rayner launches expert task force for 'new generation' of towns Angela Rayner has played down the prospect of a backlash among her own MPs at the government's housebuilding push as she launched a task force for a series of new towns across the UK.Sky News - Published | |
'We are now the opposition': Farage can't keep the smile off his face as Reform UK overtakes the Tories in latest pollNigel Farage couldn't have hoped for better news as he strode on to the stage to debate on TV against Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and rivals from the smaller opposition parties.Sky News - Published | |
No reason Abbott can't stand in general election as a Labour candidate, says RaynerAngela Rayner has said Diane Abbott should be able to stand as a Labour candidate - as she denied the party's leadership is acting in a "factional way".Sky News - Published | |
Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over claims around ex-council house saleLabour's Angela Rayner has been cleared by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after claims she failed to pay capital gains tax on the sale of her former home.Sky News - Published | |
Police will take no further action against Labour's deputy leader Angela RaynerPolice will take no further action against Labour's Angela Rayner after accusations surrounding her living arrangements in 2010.Sky News - Published | Rayner criticises Tories for 'obsessing' over her living arrangements as renters face no fault eviction delayLabour's Angela Rayner has attacked the Conservatives for "obsessing" over her living arrangements while renters continue to face uncertainty over the government's promise to end no-fault evictions.Sky News - Published |
Tory MP who complained about Rayner to police refuses to say what he thinks she's done wrongThe Conservative MP who contacted police about Angela Rayner amid a row over her historic living arrangements has refused to say what offence he thinks she committed.Sky News - Published | Angela Rayner says she will 'step down' if she is found to have committed a crimeAngela Rayner says she will "of course do the right thing and step down" if she is found to have committed a crime.Sky News - Published |
The investigation into Angela Rayner hinges on one thingAs with most political scandals, the heat in the Angela Rayner housing row is less about the (alleged) crime and more about the (alleged) cover-up.Sky News - Published | Angela Rayner's tax affairs: a smear or a real trust problem for Labour?The details of this row, now rumbling on for over a month, are familiar - but the pressure is escalating.Sky News - Published |
Allegations over Angela Rayner's living arrangements just 'smear' by Tories, claims StarmerAllegations over Angela Rayner's living arrangements are just a "smear" being pushed by the Conservatives, the Labour leader has claimed.Sky News - Published | Fresh headache for Labour as questions grow over Angela Rayner's tax affairsLabour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is facing fresh questions over her tax affairs - and there's a feeling in Westminster that they will not be the last.Sky News - Published |
Angela Rayner refuses to publish 'personal tax advice' over council house saleAngela Rayner has said she will not publish the "personal tax advice" she received on the sale of her council house despite a police development over her living arrangements.Sky News - Published | Police 'reassessing decision' not to investigate Rayner after housing claimsGreater Manchester Police has said it is "reassessing" its decision not to investigate allegations made against Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner over her living arrangements after receiving a..Sky News - Published |
Angela Rayner pleads for family 'privacy' following row over ex-council house saleAngela Rayner has said her family "deserves some privacy" as she continues to face questions over the sale of an ex-council house she previously owned.Sky News - Published | Rayner wants Abbott back in parliamentary Labour Party as she tells of MP's 'awful' abuseAngela Rayner says she would "like to see" Diane Abbott back in the parliamentary Labour Party following the row over comments a Tory donor allegedly made about her.Sky News - Published |
'I'm not ashamed': Rayner rejects hypocrisy claim after selling council house for profitLabour's Angela Rayner has rejected accusations of hypocrisy after she personally benefitted from a housing policy developed by Margaret Thatcher that she has since criticised.Sky News - Published | Man sent 'vile and abusive' email to Angela Rayner referencing Basic Instinct storyA man has admitted sending a "vile and abusive" email to Angela Rayner referencing a newspaper story in which Tory MPs accused her of a ploy to distract Boris Johnson, taken from the film Basic..Sky News - Published |
Who is Angela Rayner? The story behind the country's possible next deputy PMAngela Rayner is set to become the UK's deputy prime minister if Labour wins the next general election.Sky News - Published | Labour makes 'cast iron commitment' on workers' rights to start general election 'battle'Angela Rayner declared the battle to win over voters at the next general election is "getting started" as she revealed Labour's vision to boost workers' rights.Sky News - Published |
UK may ban single-use vapes, as Labour's Angela Rayner admits wishing she could kick the habitAngela Rayner has admitted she wishes she could give up vaping amid reports the government is considering a ban on disposable devices.Sky News - Published | Angela Rayner to accuse Tories of 'levelling down' country as she sets out Labour's planPay and housing will be at the heart of Labour's "real-life" plans to level up the country, Angela Rayner is to announce.Sky News - Published |
Angela Rayner appointed shadow levelling up secretary in Labour reshuffleDeputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has been appointed as the shadow secretary of state for levelling up in Sir Keir Starmer's reshuffle.Sky News - Published | Man denies sending offensive email to Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner A man has denied sending an offensive email to Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner.Sky News - Published |
'Principles would not have fed me': Angela Rayner says she has to compromise to win powerAngela Rayner has defended compromising within Labour's top team, saying she will not let her principles "block" her party from getting into government.Sky News - Published | PM criticised for 'excruciating' exchange with homeless man during shelter visit Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has branded Rishi Sunak's visit to a shelter "excruciating" after he asked a homeless man if he works in business.Sky News - Published |
Angela Rayner borrowed £5,600 for cosmetic surgery after shedding 'baby weight' Angela Rayner has revealed how she borrowed £5,600 so she could have a "boob job" on her 30th birthday.Sky News - Published | Labour deputy 'worried' about Holly and Phil over Queen's coffin queue jumping row Angela Rayner has said she is "worried" about the online abuse aimed at This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby after allegations they skipped the queue to see the Queen's coffin.Sky News - Published |
Revealed: The contents of the secret note passed to Labour leader Keir Starmer in the Commons on 8 September Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has revealed the mystery note she was passed in the Commons on 8 September told her the Queen was unwell, and she had to discreetly persuade her boss to immediately..Sky News - Published | Dominic Raab says infamous PMQs wink was not at Angela Rayner Dominic Raab has told Sky News his controversial wink at Prime Minister's Questions last month was not at Angela Rayner.Sky News - Published |
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner receive questionnaires from Durham police over 'beergate'Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner have both received questionnaires from Durham Constabulary in relation to a potential breach of lockdown rules in April 2021.Sky News - Published | Rayner demands answers from PM over alleged 'Sexist of the Year' award at lockdown-busting No 10 eventAngela Rayner has written to Boris Johnson demanding answers over reports that a 'Sexist of the Year' award was handed out at a lockdown-busting Christmas party in Number 10.Sky News - Published |
Rayner was present at Starmer lockdown beers, Labour confirm Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner did attend an event where Sir Keir Starmer was caught on camera drinking beer with activists during lockdown, the party has confirmed.Sky News - Published | 'The problem that women have over and over again in public life': UK-born ex-Trump adviser on Angela Rayner 'putdown' A British-born Russia expert who became a top US national security adviser has likened the sexist treatment meted out to Angela Rayner with her own experience in Donald Trump's White House.Sky News - Published |
Rayner says 'misogynistic' Mail on Sunday article was also 'steeped in classism' Angela Rayner has said a Mail on Sunday article that claimed Tory MPs had accused her of a Basic Instinct ploy to distract Boris Johnson was "misogynistic", "sexist" and "steeped in classism".Sky News - Published | Tory whips 'looking at whether they know' who made sexist Rayner remarks Tory whips will be "looking at whether they know" who made comments about Angela Rayner to a newspaper that have been roundly condemned as sexist, a minister has told Sky News.Sky News - Published |
Angela Rayner and PM condemn 'sexist' and 'misogynistic' Mail on Sunday article about herAngela Rayner has condemned a "sexist" and "misogynistic" Mail on Sunday article which claimed Tory MPs have accused her of a 'Basic Instinct' ploy to distract Boris Johnson.Sky News - Published | Johnson and Starmer a choice between the 'naughty boyfriend' or 'the stable one', says Rayner Boris Johnson is like an "edgy, naughty boyfriend", Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has declared in an interview in which she admits Sir Keir Starmer is not as "racy" as the PM.Sky News - Published |
Labour deputy leader wants police to 'shoot terrorists and ask questions second' Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has said she wants police to "shoot your terrorists and ask questions second".Sky News - Published | |
