Angela Rayner

Nicola Sturgeon speaks to media outside her house near Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Labour's biggest problem is not the economy, but its messaging Alexander Brown

President Trump has suspended aid to Ukraine

Zelensky says Trump clash 'regrettable' as MPs condemn end to US aid

King Charles III, accompanied by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner

The hounding of Angela Rayner is an apex moment of class awfulness Alastair GJ Stewart

Keir Starmer and the UK do not have their troubles to seek, with low growth and higher than expected inflation (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA pool)

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The Old Forge, on the Knoydart Peninsula. The community buyout for the property was supported by the Community Ownership Fund

Scheme that saved Scotland's most remote pub axed despite £15m left

Liz Kendall in a regrettable photo-op

Waspi women decision shows Labour offered hope without a plan Alexander Brown

Former Conservative minister Jacob Rees-Mogg says Angela Rayner's has a right to call Tories 'scum' (Picture: Leon Neal)

Rees-Mogg's defence of Rayner's Tory 'scum' remark misses the point Scotsman comment

Anas Sarwar and Rachel Reeves will address party conference on Monday.

Anas Sarwar says SNP ‘holding back’ Scotland

(left to right from top) Angela Rayner, Ian Murray, David Lammy, Bridget Phillipson, Wes Streeting, Lisa Nandy, Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper

Who has Sir Keir Starmer picked to be in his Cabinet?

First Minister John Swinney speaking to the media at The Port of Leith Distillery in Edinburgh, following the landslide general election victory for the Labour Party. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

John Swinney to rethink independence strategy after disastrous election result

Analysis Flynn lands blows as Farage celebrates poll boost in ITV debate

Did Stephen Flynn's debate performance mark him out as a future SNP leader? Euan McColm

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper, Stephen Flynn of the SNP, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer, deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt, take part in the BBC Election Debate hosted by BBC news presenter Mishal Husain at BBC Broadcasting House in London, ahead of the General Election on July 4. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Penny Mordaunt: Prime Minister leaving D-Day events early ‘completely wrong’

Starmer's snub of one of his own MPs suggests he still has gender problem Susan Dalgety

The Prime Minister criticised the SNP and accused them of trying to lock up the Harry Potter author.

SNP 'obsessing' over independence and trying to lock up JK Rowling, Sunak says

Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner during a visit to Perry Barr bus depot in Birmingham. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Angela Rayner vows to step down if she has committed a criminal offence

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray said a crackdown on tax dodgers would see more funding for Scotland.

Labour crack down on tax dodgers will mean ‘more money for Scotland’

UK Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner. Image: Jordan Pettitt/Press Association.

Jack McConnell: Angela Rayner needs to be 'crystal clear' on her tax affairs

Nicola Macara is an Associate, Clyde & Co (Picture: Cecilia Macchione)

What would a Labour government mean for employment law? - Nicola Macara

George Galloway takes his seat in the House of Commons, London, after his by-election victory in Rochdale.

George Galloway vows his party will take Angela Rayner's seat

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer PIC: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

Book review: Keir Starmer: The Biography, by Tom Baldwin

Nicola Sturgeon’s deletion of WhatsApps ‘appalling’ says Angela Rayner

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner: Labour not committed to ‘arbitrary’ figures on green investment

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner. Picture: PA

Angela Rayner labels SNP ‘distracted and tired’ as she campaigns in Scotland

Labour leader Keir Starmer did not receive a £50,000 donation from Israel campaign group (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Labour Friends of Israel did not donate to Keir Starmer leadership campaign

Terrified Tories struggle for strategy as Keir Starmer shows he's ready to win Alexander Brown

Deputy Labour Party leader Angela Rayner speaking at the TUC congress at the ACC Liverpool.

Angela Rayner makes 'cast-iron commitment' to introduce Employment Rights Bill

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer conducted a reshuffle on Monday.

Analysis: Keir Starmer's reshuffle purges left with right in complete control

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar visit the Lind and Lime distillery in Leith, Edinburgh, on Monday (Picture: Lesley Martin/PA)

Labour will make adage ‘a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay’ true Jackie Baillie

The devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament was meant to improve decision-making (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Devolution is not a tool in the politics of grievance

Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Anas Sarwar, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party

Labour’s Angela Rayner rules out devolving employment law to Scotland

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

UK Government accused of 'rolling out red carpet' for Saudi Prince

Angela Rayner and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Picture: John Devlin

Rutherglen candidate 'would not be disciplined for rebelling over two-child cap'

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner. Picture: Getty Images

Rayner to detail Labour’s ‘new deal’ for workers during Scotland visit

Green policies are now up for debate following the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election.

Analysis: Political parties unsure as cost of living battles climate crisis

It's increasingly clear that Starmer's Labour won't deliver real change Stewart McDonald

Mhairi Black

Black keeping options open as she does not rule out return to frontline politics

SNP's Mhairi Black during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

PMQs: How did Mhairi Black, Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner perform?

Boris Johnson is seen on his morning run on June 15

Boris Johnson: Opposition call for further sanctions against disgraced former PM

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson quits: calls for general election as Johnson branded a ‘coward’

Kiss star Gene Simmons (left) during his visit to the Houses of Parliament in London as a guest of DUP MP Ian Paisley. Picture: PA

Kiss singer Gene Simmons labels PMQs 'controlled chaos' in visit to Westminster
Rishi Sunak was in the US today, but Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) still managed to have some star power.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has once again been accused of breaking the ministerial code.

Tory MPs claim Braverman speeding leak 'undermines democracy' amid SNP fury

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner during a visit to a food store in Derby

Angela Rayner: Gender reforms not at odds with women’s rights overall

Dominic Raab was mocked over his Conservative colleagues who were found to be offering their services for consultancy work at rates of thousands of pounds per day.

Mhairi Black asking Dominic Raab what his rate would be in Led by Donkeys jibe

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab endured a difficult deputy PMQs.

How did Mhairi Black, Raab and Rayner perform at Prime Minister's Questions?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak standing at the despatch box. Picture: Roger Harris/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images

Sunak paid more than £430k in tax in 2021/22 as returns published

Rishi Sunak still faces questions about his own knowledge of Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs, after he moved to sack the Tory chairman.

Rishi Sunak remains under pressure after Zahawi sacking

Labour has demanded that Rishi Sunak “come clean” over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs.

Sunak must come clean over what he knew about Zahawi’s tax affairs – Labour

The video clip, captured by ITV News, saw an awkward exchange with the PM

Watch: Rishi Sunak in bizarre exchange with homeless man at shelter

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the picket line outside London Euston train station. Picture: PA

Rail union clashes with Government over strikes before Christmas

Michelle Mone is a Scottish Conservative Baroness. Photo by Stefan Rousseau

Government has ‘far wider questions to answer' after Baroness Mone PPE reports

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons.

Analysis: Dominic Raab escapes PMQs unscathed as Angela Rayner struggles

Dominic Raab is returning to his old roles. Credit: Getty Images

How to watch Dominic Raab face off with Angela Rayner

Rishi Sunak alongside his wife Akshata Murthy, who have entered The Sunday Times Rich List for the first time with their joint £730 million fortune, as the Chancellor holds out on fresh support to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for millions of Britons. (PA)

Who is Rishi Sunak, how much is he worth, what’s his background? Explained

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, with his wife Victoria, leaves the stage after giving his keynote address during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Analysis: Whisper it, but Labour look a party interested in governing again

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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