Angela Rayner

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Angela Rayner (née Bowen; born 28 March 1980) 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 2025. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. She served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2025, and as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 2024 until her resignation in September 2025. Ideologically, she identifies as a socialist and as part of Labour's soft left. Rayner was born and raised in Stockport, where she attended the comprehensive Avondale School. She left school aged 16 whilst pregnant and without any qualifications. She later trained in social care at Stockport College and worked for the local council as a care worker. After less than a year of working she became a trade union representative within Unison, during which time she joined the Labour Party. She was selected to contest...

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