Angela Rayner
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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Angela Rayner is a British politician and trade unionist 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 admits she should have paid more stamp duty on flat purchase - and considered resigning Angela Rayner has admitted she did not pay the right amount of stamp duty on the purchase of her second home and has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards. Sky News - Published | |
Tories call for investigation into Angela Rayner over her tax affairs Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner should face an ethics inquiry over her tax affairs, the Conservatives have said.Sky News - Published | |
Govt 'shadowy' to reveal Rayner warning about social cohesion in 'readout', Harriet Harman says It was "shadowy" of the government to reveal Angela Rayner warned about the threat to social cohesion in a "readout", Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Unite suspends Angela Rayner over Birmingham bin strike Labour's largest union donor, Unite, has suspended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner over her role in the Birmingham bin strike row.Sky News - Published | |
Harman: Starmer should use Rayner more effectively as she is popular with public Sir Keir Starmer should use his deputy Angela Rayner more effectively because she is popular with the public, Harriet Harman has said.Sky News - Published | |
Why govt's promise of 'biggest boost to affordable housing in a generation' may be overblown Angela Rayner is set to announce plans to build 180,000 new social homes in the next decade, as the government seeks to "turn the tide on the housing crisis".Sky News - Published | |
Rayner refuses to repeat chancellor's pledge on tax hikes Angela Rayner has refused to repeat Rachel Reeves' pledge that taxes will not be increased at the next budget.Sky News - Published | |
Rayner 'hoping' for winter fuel update within weeks - and says she 'never' wants to be Labour leader Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has told Sky News she "hopes" there will be an update on the winter fuel U-turn within weeks.Sky News - Published | |
Raw materials for British Steel plant 'paid for' amid race against time to avert shutdown The raw materials needed to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe plant operating have been paid for, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said - but she would not be drawn on when they would arrive.Sky News - Published | |
End 'misery and disruption' and accept pay deal, Rayner tells striking bin workers Angela Rayner has called for an end to the "misery and disruption" caused by Birmingham's bin strikes and urged union staff to accept a pay deal.Sky News - Published | |
Angela Rayner 'won't speculate' over possible changes to controversial benefits policy Angela Rayner "won't speculate" on reports the government could exempt children under five from the two-child benefit cap.Sky News - Published | |
Deputy PM insists housing target can be met as extra £350m pledged for affordable homes Angela Rayner has insisted the government can meet its target to build 1.5m homes over the next five years as ministers pledged an extra £350m for housebuilding.Sky News - Published | |
Grenfell Tower survivor calls on Rayner to reconsider demolition decision A survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire has called on Angela Rayner to reconsider her decision to demolish the west London tower block.Sky News - Published | Grenfell Tower will be demolished, government confirmsAngela Rayner has confirmed that Grenfell Tower will be demolished.Sky News - Published |
Local elections for millions postponed as Farage hits out at government Local elections in nine areas will be delayed for a year to allow for a shake-up of the council structure, Angela Rayner has announced.Sky News - Published | Angela Rayner says newts can't be more protected than people who need housingProtecting wildlife shouldn't come at the expense of building more homes, Angela Rayner has said.Sky News - Published |
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 | |
