The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Scrapping of Vagrancy Act next year landmark moment, say homelessness charities

Figures published in April showed the number of people classed as living on the streets in London had risen by more than a third (38%) in a year.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised as 200-year-old law scrapped in ‘landmark moment’

Figures show the number of people classed as living on the streets in London had risen by more than a third in a year

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

This is just the start of Labour’s civil war

NEWS ANALYSIS: Ongoing rows over cuts and economic policy will not go away with the announcement on Wednesday and will continue to fuel questions over the futures of Reeves and Starmer, says David Maddox

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending review

Rachel Reeves will promise a £113bn capital boost for infrastructure – but there will be day-to-day spending cuts too

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

It’s crunch time for Starmer and Reeves: either build social housing or lose the next election

As the clock ticks down to this week’s spending review, a lack of secure homes remains a defining issue in the UK. For Labour, the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

Rachel Reeves strikes 11th hour deal with Angela Rayner to break cabinet civil war deadlock

Exclusive: The Treasury agrees a late deal with housing and local government department on Sunday evening, just days before chancellor publishes the spending review

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025

Unions pile pressure on Reeves to avoid cuts and impose wealth taxes

Exclusive: The TUC has ratcheted up pressure on the government to introduce wealth taxes amid a growing expectation that the chancellor will unveil a swathe of spending cuts next week

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Warning UK’s housing crisis will deepen if Reeves makes further cuts in spending review

Exclusive: Building new social housing is facing a ‘cliff edge’ because of a lack of funds, experts say – as Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner battle over budget plans

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Rayner faces Labour backbench call to ‘smash’ existing housebuilding model

MPs will spend two days debating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Monday and Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025

Keir Starmer’s muddled politics are reaching their limit. It’s time for him to make a choice

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025