Angela Rayner: podcast appearances and interviews

Angela Rayner (née Bowen), born on 28 March 1980, is a British politician and trade unionist. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Ashton‑under‑Lyne since 2015. Rayner held various positions within the Labour Party, including Deputy Leader from 2020 to 2025 and served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 2024 until her resignation in September 2025. She was also the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government during that period. Raised in Stockport, Rayner attended Avondale School and left at the age of 16 while pregnant and without qualifications. She later trained in social care at Stockport College and worked as a care worker for the local council. Soon after, she became a trade union representative within Unison and joined the Labour Party. In 2014, she was selected to contest the Ashton‑under‑Lyne seat and was elected during the 2015 general election. Between 2016 and 2020, Rayner held several Shadow Cabinet roles under Jeremy Corbyn, and she was elected deputy leader of Labour in 2020. Following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election, she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Keir Starmer. She resigned from both roles in September 2025 after a report found she had broken the Ministerial Code by underpaying stamp duty on a property purchase, although she was later cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in May 2026.