Angela Rayner
 Angela Rayner      (politician) | |
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| Born | 28 March 1980 Stockport, United Kingdom |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Spouse | Mark Rayner |
| Party | Labour |
Angela Rayner is a British Labour Party politician and a former trade union official[1] who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2015 General Election, increasing Labour's majority and share of the vote in the constituency.[2] She delivered her maiden speech in the House of Commons on 3 June 2015.[3]
Having previously served as Opposition Whip and Shadow Pensions Minister, Angela Rayner was promoted to Shadow Women and Equalities Minister on 27 June 2016. Then, when Jeremy Corbyn reshuffled his shadow cabinet following a string of resignations, she was appointed Shadow Education Secretary on 1 July 2016.[4]
On 17 July 2016, interviewed by Andrew Neil on BBC Sunday Politics, Angela Rayner was repeatedly asked whether she would vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the forthcoming Labour leadership contest. Rayner said she was against holding the contest but will listen to the membership and the democratic process and will continue to support Corbyn as the elected Leader of the Labour Party.[5]
Angela Rayner tweeted:
- "The reason I wouldn't answer who I'd vote 4 on today's #sundaypolitics is because my vote isn't the issue. To me it's about member democracy."[6]
As Shadow Education Secretary, she made a widely-praised closing speech in the House of Commons debate on uncapping University tuition fees on 19 July 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "Angela Rayner MP" www.parliament.uk
- ↑ "Results: Ashton-under-Lyne". BBC News.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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- ↑ "Angela Rayner will 'listen' to membership on leadership contest"
- ↑ "It's about member democracy"
- ↑ "Debate on uncapping University tuition fees"
