Angela Rayner
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Angela Rayner is a British politician and trade unionist who has served as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2026, having previously held the role from 2024 to 202
Official portrait, 2024
Rayner speaking at the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election hustings in Bristol
Rayner appointed as Deputy Prime Minister by Keir Starmer, 5 July 2024
Rayner with Foreign Secretary David Lammy, US Vice President JD Vance, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Vatican in May 2025.
Burnham ministry
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The Burnham ministry began on 20 July 2026 when Andy Burnham was invited by King Charles III to form a government, following the resignation of Keir Starmer after the 2026 Labour Party leadership elec
Angela Rayner
…property purchase, to which she had admitted. She was later cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in May 2026. In July of the same year, Rayner made a return to government in her previous position as Housing Secretary under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Angela Bowen was born on 28 March 1980 in Stockport, Greater Manchester…
Burnham holding his first cabinet meeting
Prime Minister Andy Burnham portrait
Louise Haigh Cabinet Office Portrait 2026