Angela Rayner is a British politician and trade unionist who has been a Labour member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2025,
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.
The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was triggered after Jeremy Corbyn announced his intention to resign as the leader of the Labour Party following the party's defeat at the 2019 general electio
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Nandy, Starmer and Long-Bailey at the Bristol hustings on 1 February 2020