Labour’s Angela Rayner: ‘We’re very radical – but it’s radical and responsible and realistic’

Angela Rayner: ‘There’s been a lack of investment and ambition for our country.’ Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, is up for a fight with the Conservatives along the old rules of engagement as her party heads to its annual conference in Liverpool.

Accusing Liz Truss of launching a “failed experiment” on the country with “fanciful” economic plans, Rayner batted away suggestions that Labour could struggle to get a grip on the new prime minister as stark ideological differences deepen between the two parties.