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Angela Rayner ( née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) 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 Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015.
She rose through the ranks of the trade union movement with her direct experience of low pay, long hours and zero hours contracts, to become the most senior elected official of UNISON in the North West of England. In 2015, Angela Rayner became the first woman MP in the 180-year history of her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency.
Angela Rayner was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Deputy Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for...
Jul 5, 2024 · Angela Rayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in Keir Starmer's cabinet - she also becomes deputy prime minister.
Phone: 0161 342 5800. The Rt Hon Angela Rayner is the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government posts of Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
3 days ago · The deputy prime minister has denied that UK government decisions have forced spending cuts in Scotland. Angela Rayner was in Edinburgh for talks with First Minister John Swinney, whose ...
Nick Robinson talks to Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, about how her own experience of poverty has shaped her views on the cost of living crisis, her relationship with Labour's leader...
Angela Rayner was last night criticised after she quietly dropped the Conservative proposal to introduce a 'UK connection test' in social housing applications.
Sep 4, 2023 · Angela Rayner's road to the top of British politics has been an unlikely one. The former care worker had a baby at the age of 16 and left school without any qualifications, told she would not...
Angela Rayner. The Rt Hon Angela Rayner is the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government posts of Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
