She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left .

The Rt Hon Angela Rayner is the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government posts of Deputy Prime Minister, and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

In 2015, Angela Rayner became the first woman MP in the 180-year history of her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency. She was soon promoted to the shadow whip’s office by the new Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and then went on to hold the position of Shadow Pensions Minister, before becoming a member of the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State ...

Sep 4, 2023 · In a reshuffle of his top team, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gave Ms Rayner the official title of shadow deputy prime minister, and a hefty domestic policy brief covering levelling-up,...

Jul 5, 2024 · Angela Rayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in Keir Starmer's cabinet - she also becomes deputy prime minister.

Jul 5, 2024 · The following year, she became the first female MP to secure the safe Labour seat. And it didn't take long for her to rise up the ranks. ‌

The Rt. Hon. Angela Rayner MP and the Labour Party in Ashton-under-Lyne are fighting for a better future. All around our community, people just like you are taking steps to get involved.

Apr 4, 2020 · Angela Rayner has won the race to be Labour ’s deputy leader, a result that has long felt almost inevitable. The shadow education secretary built a commanding early lead which she sustained...

Apr 4, 2020 · Angela Rayner has been elected Labour’s new deputy leader. She has been a long-standing member of Jeremy Corbyn’s cabinet, but will now hold one of the key jobs in the party.

Sep 4, 2023 · Angela Rayner is the deputy leader of the Labour Party and, as of today, the shadow deputy prime minister and shadow levelling up secretary. The 43-year-old has been an MP since 2015 and has a...