The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Thank goodness Labour’s ‘shambolic’ plan to reorganise local councils has been paused. What was it thinking?

This misconceived Treasury pet project may have been foisted on the government, but it would have added to voters’ mistrust in politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face enhanced residency checks

Amid reports both men have already returned to the country, ministers are looking at how to toughen residency requirements governing political donations

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face ‘enhanced residency checks’

Ministers are looking at how to toughen residency requirements governing political donations following the twin £36 million donations.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Reform’s £72m donations represent ‘crisis for our democracy’, says union boss

Schools minister Georgia Gould said the government is ‘really worried about the the big money that's coming into politics’

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Voters turn against Nigel Farage in record numbers as Reform UK funding storm grows, new poll reveals

The Reform UK leader is now as unpopular as Sir Keir Starmer was just before he resigned, according to the YouGov poll

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Donations cap to be debated in wake of £72 million Reform gifts

Reform has said it will use the money to fund its preparations for office.

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Trump downplays AI risks as ‘things that won’t happen’

Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies were ‘talking about the threats as well as the opportunities’.

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Labour’s crackdown on Reform donations is a bid to save democracy – and itself

ANALYSIS: In being so brazen about trying to remove funding that Nigel Farage’s party has received, Labour opens an entire new Pandora’s box on the issue, as political editor David Maddox reports

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Angela Rayner ‘pleased’ AI companies talking about threats

Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said he was concerned that since this summer, AI has been ‘advancing drastically faster’.

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Only slim chance target of 1.5m new homes in England will be met, Angela Rayner says

Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council houses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13