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Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner(néeBowen;born 28 March 1980) is a British politician who has served asDeputy Prime Minister of the United KingdomandSecretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentsinceJuly 2024.She has beenDeputy Leader of the Labour Partysince 2020 andLabour and Co-operativeMember of Parliament(MP) forAshton-under-Lynesince2015.Ideologically she identifies as asocialistand as being part of Labour'ssoft left.

The Right Honourable
Angela Rayner
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byOliver Dowden
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byMichael Gove
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 April 2020
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byTom Watson
Party political offices
2020–2021
Chair of the Labour Party
In office
5 April 2020 – 8 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byIan Lavery
Succeeded byAnneliese Dodds
Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator
In office
5 April 2020 – 8 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byIan Lavery
Andrew Gwynne
Succeeded byShabana Mahmood
Shadow portfolios
2016–2024
Senior portfolios
2020–2024Deputy Leader of the Opposition
2023–2024Deputy Prime Minister
2023–2024Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
2021–2023Duchy of Lancaster&Cabinet Office
2021–2023Future of Work
2020–2023First Secretary of State
2016–2020Education
Junior portfolios
2016–2016Women and Equalities
2016–2016Pensions
Member of Parliament
forAshton-under-Lyne
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byDavid Heyes
Majority6,791 (19.1%)
Personal details
Born
Angela Bowen

(1980-03-28)28 March 1980(age 44)
Stockport,Greater Manchester,England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Mark Rayner
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(m.2010;sep.2020)​
Domestic partner(s)Neil Batty (1995–2005)
Sam Tarry(2022–2023)
Children3
Residence(s)Ashton-under-Lyne,Greater Manchester, England
EducationAvondale High School
Alma materStockport College
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Websitewww.angelarayner.co.ukEdit this at Wikidata

Rayner was born and raised inStockport,where she attended thecomprehensiveAvondale School.She left school aged 16 whilst pregnant and without any qualifications. She later trained insocial careatStockport Collegeand worked for the local council as acare worker.She eventually became atrade union representativewithinUNISON,during which time she joined theLabour Party.She was selected to contest Ashton‑under‑Lyne in 2014 and was elected for the seat at the 2015 general election. From 2016 until 2020, Rayner held severalShadow Cabinetpositions underJeremy Corbyn.She successfullystood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Partyin 2020, and held further Shadow Cabinet positions underKeir Starmer.

Following Labour's victory in the2024 general election,Rayner entered government and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Starmerin his government.Rayner's strong support base and potential as a future leader led to theNew Statesmanranking her as the eighth most powerful person in British left-wing politics for 2023.[2]The Spectatornamed her Politician of the Year at its annual Parliamentarian of the Year awards ceremony in 2024.[3]

Early life and career

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Angela Bowen was born on 28 March 1980 inStockport,Greater Manchester.[4]She grew up in poverty on a council estate with her older brother and younger sister and says she could have been taken intocare.[5][6]Her mother'sbipolar disorderimpacted the family; Rayner has stated: "When I was young, we didn't have books because my mother could not read or write."[7]Her website describes how, "[f]or the most part, I was raised by my grandma who worked at three jobs to put food on the table and didn't stop until the day she died – three days before her 65th birthday."[8]

Rayner attendedAvondale High Schoolin Stockport. At age 16, she became pregnant, and left school without obtaining any qualifications.[9][10]She later studied part-time atStockport College,learningBritish Sign Language,and gaining aNational Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Level 2insocial care.[4][11]Rayner has spoken about how theSure Startcentres of theNew Labourgovernments ofTony BlairandGordon Brownassisted her as a young mother with little support.[12]

Rayner worked forStockport Metropolitan Borough Councilas a care worker for a number of years. During this time, she was also elected as a trade union representative forUNISON.She was later elected asconvenorof UNISONNorth West,becoming the union's most senior official in the region, during which time she joined the Labour Party.[13][14]In 2012The Guardianfeatured a lengthy profile of Rayner as part of an article on a trade union officer's working life.[15]

Parliamentary career

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All the previous MPs who have represented my historic constituency have had one thing in common that I do not share: they have all been men. Today, I stand here making my maiden speech as the first woman MP to serve Ashton-under-Lyne in 183 years, and, as the first woman MP, I promise that I will do all in my power to live up to the examples shown by my predecessors. Of course, I could never fill their shoes—mine tend to have three-inch heels and to be rather more colourful—but I walk in their footsteps. We are different, and I will be different, but we are equal too.

— Angela Rayner in her maiden speech to the House of Commons, June 2015

In 2013 she sought selection to be the Labour Party'sprospective parliamentary candidateforManchester Withington.However,Jeff Smithwas selected and has been the incumbent since 2015.[16]

In September 2014, Rayner was selected as theLabour Party'sprospective parliamentary candidateforAshton-under-Lyne.She was elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne at the2015 general electionwith 48.1% of the vote and a majority of 10,756 votes.[17][18]She made her maiden speech in theHouse of Commonson 2 June 2015. At the2017 general election,Rayner was re-elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne with an increased vote share of 60.4% and an increased majority of 11,295 votes.[19][20]At the2019 general electionRayner was re-elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne with a decreased vote share of 48.1% and a decreased majority of 4,263.[21]At the2024 general electionRayner was re-elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne with a decreased vote share of 43.9% and an increased majority of 6,791..[22]

Rayner nominatedAndy Burnhamin the2015 Labour leadership election,but was one of just 18 MPs to back the incumbentJeremy CorbynagainstOwen Smithin the2016 leadership election.[23]

Shadow Minister (2016–2024)

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On 1 July 2016, aftera series of resignations from the shadow cabinetin protest at his leadership, Corbyn appointed Rayner asShadow Secretary of State for Education.[13][24]She supported the notion of a 'National Education Service' to be modelled along similar lines to theNational Health Service(NHS), also promoting an increase in funding for early years education.[25]She was considered by some as a possible futureLabour leader.[26][27]

Deputy Leader (2020–present)

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Rayner speaking at the2020 Labour Party deputy leadership electionhustings inBristol

Rayner did not stand for the Labour leadership in the2020 leadership election,and supportedRebecca Long-Bailey,who came second toKeir Starmer.However, Rayner stood for thedeputy leadershipthe2020 deputy leadership election.She achieved sufficient support from affiliates to qualify for the final ballot on 20 January, at which point she also had the greatest number of nominations from CLPs. The results were announced on 4 April 2020, with Rayner announced as the winner and becoming deputy leader, succeedingTom Watson.

In the days following she was appointedDeputy Leader of the Opposition,Shadow First Secretary of StateandChair of the Labour Party.[28][29][30]Rayner was appointed to thePrivy Councilon 12 February 2021.[31]On 9 April 2020, the Labour Party announced that Rayner would deputise for Starmer oppositeDominic RaabduringPrime Minister's Questions.[32]She deputised oppositeDominic RaabduringBoris JohnsonandRishi Sunak's premierships, and also deputised oppositeOliver Dowdenduring the Sunak premiership.

Rayner was removed from her roles as the Labour Party's chair and national campaign coordinator in areshuffle by Starmer on 8 May 2021,following the2021 local elections.[33][34]She was subsequently appointedShadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancasterand Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work.[35]

On 4 September 2023, Starmer appointed Rayner as shadow levelling up secretary, and shadow deputy prime minister.[36]Rayner's strong support base and potential as a future leader led to theNew Statesmanranking her as the eighth most powerful person in British left-wing politics for 2023.[2]

Deputy Prime Minister (2024–present)

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Rayner appointed as Deputy Prime Minister byKeir Starmer,5 July 2024

Following Labour's landslide victory in the election and the formation of theStarmer ministry,Rayner was appointed to the government asDeputy Prime Minister of the United KingdomandSecretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government(known as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities until 9 July 2024) by Starmerin his governmenton 5 July 2024.[37][38]

Rayner condemned thelate July and early August riotsthat started following theSouthport stabbing,saying there is "no excuse for thuggery."[39]In her first speech at theLabour Party Conferenceas Deputy Prime Minister, Rayner opened the conference and said "I want to start off with a thanks to the British people. You entrusted us with the task of change and we will not forget it. You kept faith with us and we will keep faith with you."[40]

As Deputy Prime Minister, Rayner has deputised for Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions on two occasions, respectively facing Oliver Dowden andAlex Burghart,jokingly saying during the former she would miss her and Dowden's "battle of the gingers".[41][42]

Political positions

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Rayner with Scottish First MinisterJohn Swinneyfor a bilateral meeting at Bute House, 15 August 2024

Rayner identifies as asocialist.[43][44]In a 2017 interview toThe Guardianwhich discusses her political beliefs, Rayner highlighted herpragmatism,describing herself as being part of the "soft left"of the Labour Party.[26]She has strongly criticised Corbyn, as he "did not command the respect of the party", and critiqued his lack of "discipline" when it came to dealing withantisemitism in the party.[45]

Rayner has described herself as "quite hardline" on law and order issues, having suffered from antisocial behaviour when she was young. In an interview, she said police should "shoot your terrorists and ask questions second" and that she had told her local police force to "beat down the door of the criminals and sort them out and antagonise them."[46]

Rayner askedHansardtranscribers not to correct her speeches, preferring "to talk naturally" in the commons "because it's who I am".[47]

Rayner visiting a homelessness support charity in Edinburgh, 16 August 2024

In 2019 Rayner declared her support for theWASPIcampaign for compensation for women affected by government pension age changes.[48]

A member of theLabour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East,Rayner has condemned the killings of Palestinians during the2018–2019 Gaza border protestsand has repeatedly cited Israeli violations of human rights against Palestinians on social media.[49]

In October 2020, Rayner called then Conservative MPChris Clarkson"scum" as he was giving a speech in Parliament, and was rebuked by the Parliament's deputy speaker for doing so.[50][51]She later apologised.[51][52]Clarkson had been critical of Andy Burnham, who had been seeking financial support forGreater Manchesterfollowing local restrictions on businesses being introduced.[50]

Rayner with Deputy Prime Minister of PakistanIshaq Dar,5 September 2024

In September 2021, Rayner strongly criticised senior members of the Conservative Party, stating: "We cannot get any worse than abunch of scum,homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute pile... of banana republic...Etonian... piece of scum ".[53]Some Labour MPs, while saying it was not the language that they would have used, defended her comments, includingSteve Reed,John McDonnellandLisa Nandy.[54]Keir Starmer distanced himself from her remarks, but said it was up to Rayner if she wanted to apologise or not,[53]while other Labour MPs condemned her in stronger terms.[55]Several Conservative MPs, includingGrant Shapps,Amanda MillingandOliver Dowden,condemned her comments.[56]Rayner later apologised for her comments in light of themurder ofConservative MPDavid Amessthe following month.[57]

Rayner with regional mayors, 10 October 2024

Rayner has said that she "didn't have a particularly strong view either way" onBrexit.[5]She campaigned forBritain Stronger in Europeand voted to remain in theEuropean Union(EU) during the2016 Brexit referendum.[58][59]After the referendum result, she voted in favour oftriggering Article 50,arguing that although she was "fiercely pro-EU" she was "also a democrat".[59]She opposed Labour's policy for asecond referendumadopted under Corbyn[60]and argued that it would "undermine democracy".[61]She also opposed a delay to Article 50.[62]When asked how she would vote in a second referendum in December 2019, Rayner said she would vote leave as long as thewithdrawal agreement"protects the economy and jobs".[63]

Rayner supportstransgender rights,saying that they do not conflict with women's rights.[64][65]

After themurder of George Floydby police officerDerek Chauvin,Rayner supported theBlack Lives Mattermovement, and took a knee alongside Keir Starmer.[66]

Awards and honours

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In December 2024 Rayner was included in theBBC 100 Women 2024,a list of "100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024".[67]

Personal life

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MP portrait, 2017

Rayner lives in her constituency ofAshton-under-Lynewith her family.

Between 1995 and 2005, Rayner was in a relationship with Neil Batty. In 1996, aged 16, she gave birth to their son,[9]Ryan. Recalling her experience of being a teenage mother on a council estate, she said that Ryan's birth "actually saved me from where I could have been, because I had a little person to look after."[68][69][70]When Ryan's partner had a daughter in November 2017, Rayner became a grandmother at age 37, giving herself the nickname "Grangela."[70][69]

In 2010, she married Mark Rayner, a UNISON official, with whom she had two more sons, Charlie and Jimmy.[4]Rayner says that the care her son Charlie received after his premature birth demonstrated the importance of the NHS to her.[14][71]Rayner and her husband separated in 2020.[70][72]In a 2022 interview, Rayner recounted that, up to 2010, she lost over 6 stone (84 lb; 38 kg) in weight, thanks to a year-long training programme. She then took out a bank loan of £5,600 forcosmetic surgeryon her 30th birthday.[5][73]In the summer of 2022, journalists began reporting that Rayner was in a relationship with Labour MPSam Tarry[74][75]the relationship later ended in 2023.[70]

In October 2021, Rayner reported receiving a number of death threats and abusive messages. The police arrested a 52-year-old man inHalifax.[76]She cancelled a number of meetings with her constituents due to fears for her own safety.[76]Later, a 36-year-old man fromCambridgeshirewas prosecuted after sending her a threatening email. The man pleaded guilty in court to sending the email and was sentenced to 15 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months.[77]Earlier in March 2019, Rayner said that she had fittedpanic buttonsat her home after rape and death threats were sent to her.[78]

MP portrait, 2020

On 24 April 2022, Rayner was the subject of a report inThe Mail on Sunday,byGlen Owen,in which it was alleged that she had tried to distract Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs in a similar manner toSharon Stonein a scene from the 1992 filmBasic Instinct.[79]The report was subsequently condemned by a range of voices across the political spectrum including Johnson and theSpeaker of the HouseLindsay Hoyle.TheIndependent Press Standards Organisation(IPSO) reported that it had received 5,500 complaints about the article and would undertake an investigation.[80]Lia Nicilater repeated the claims in a BBC interview.[81]

In May 2022, Rayner said she would resign as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party if she received afixed penalty noticefor breaching COVID-19 regulations while campaigning during the run-up to theHartlepool by-electionandlocal electionsthe previous year.[82]The controversy surrounding the event was dubbed "Beergate".[83]She and Keir Starmer were both cleared by Durham Police in July 2022 who said there was "no case to answer".[84]

MP portrait, 2024

In March 2024, a former Conservative Party deputy chairman,Michael Ashcroft,alleged that Rayner had misled tax officials in the sale of hercouncil housein 2015.[85][86]Rayner said that she had done nothing wrong, and declined to publish her tax records or tax advice.Greater Manchester Policesaid they found no evidence that any offence had been committed. At the request of Conservative MPJames Daly,the police agreed to review their decision not to investigate.[87]The police confirmed in April 2024 that they had opened an investigation into the allegations.[88][89]A poll by the research consultancySavantaindicated that 56% of Labour voters and 26% of Tory voters thought the allegations were asmear campaignby the Conservative Party.[90]Rayner subsequently said that she would "do the right thing and step down" if she were found to have broken the law.[91][92]Later that month, Greater Manchester Police andStockport Councilboth said that they would take no action against Rayner.[93][94]Rayner was also cleared byHM Revenue and Customs,which concluded that she did not owe anycapital gains taxand thus no action would be taken.[95][96]Rayner welcomed the announcement, and said the Conservatives had used "desperate tactics" against her.[97]

During theLabour Party freebies controversy in September 2024,the Conservative Party referred Rayner to theParliamentary Commissioner for Standards,claiming that her "failure to properly register" the use ofWaheed Alli, Baron Alli's $2.5 million New York apartment may have breached theHouse of Commons' code of conduct.[98]Ali had given Rayner gifts worth £3,550 of clothes in June 2024.[99]Rayner later announced she would no longer accept clothes from donors.[100]

Notes

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  1. ^Known as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities until 9 July 2024.[1]

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