Angela Rayner is a British politician serving as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020, and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities since 2023. Rayner has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She ideologically identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left.
Official portrait, 2019
Rayner giving her Shadow Secretary of State for Education speech at the 2016 Labour Party Conference
Rayner rallying in Falmouth for the Labour Party in November 2019 for the general election campaign
Rayner with Keir Starmer in 2024
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is the second highest ranking politician in the British Labour Party. The Deputy Leader also serves as the Deputy Chairperson of the Labour Party, and acts as Leader in the House in events where the leader cannot.
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
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