Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented since 2015 by Angela Rayner, who has served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020.
Whiteley
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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