Angela Rayner hopes 'to draw line under' tax row as police meet Greater Manchester Police were set to meet on Monday to discuss the probe into Rayner’s home sale Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024
Angela Rayner handling house sale controversy ‘in right way’, says Yvette Cooper Labour deputy leader being investigated over whether she gave false information a decade ago The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
Labour’s first 100 days: what is their grand plan for government? If the party makes it to No 10, its leader must decide which policies to prioritise to give it the best start The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
‘We won’t let this derail us’: Angela Rayner to continue campaigning despite police inquiry Supporters dismiss investigation into allegations of breaching electoral law and avoiding capital gains tax as a ‘storm in a teacup’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024
Rayner property row a ‘storm in a teacup,’ shadow minister suggests amid probe Jim McMahon bolstered Labour’s defence of the deputy leader on Saturday, saying many people will see the matter as a ‘storm in a teacup’. Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2024
OPINION - The Tory attack on Angela Rayner is a political masterstroke but unlikely to shift the polls You probably don't because it didn't happen, but remember that time Keir Starmer almost had to resign? Cast your mind back to the spring of 2022 and the Labour leader had promised to quit if he received a fixed-penalty notice for the beer and curry he consumed following an event… Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak duel on defence as Labour vows to back nuclear submarines Starmer says Trident is ‘bedrock’ as he commits to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
Brian Eno starts climate activist army His non-violent think tank aims to drive change through art and conversation Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
Angela Rayner being investigated by police over claims Labour deputy leader broke electoral law Police announced on Friday that they are investigating Angela Rayner over the controversy surrounding her house sale. Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024
It’s fair that Angela Rayner is subject to scrutiny – but not if it’s based on snobbery Labour’s deputy is of course accountable for any irregularity in her tax affairs. Yet this looks like class-based shaming, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024
Rishi Sunak spent £2m on focus groups for ‘eat out to help out’ scheme Exclusive: Extensive polling ordered by the then chancellor, documents reveal, but scientific advisers not consulted The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
Post Office Horizon IT cases ‘the greatest scandal I have ever seen’, says former senior judge – as it happened Sir Anthony Hooper tells inquiry: ‘We’ve had many miscarriages of justice, but nowhere near as many as these’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024
No change to UK’s arms exports to Israel but position kept under review, says David Cameron – as it happened UK foreign secretary also defended his meeting with Donald Trump during a press conference in Washington The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024
OPINION - I admire Labour's Angela Rayner but this tax business stinks It’s hard not to admire Angela Rayner. Her backstory is almost cinematic – bullied kid growing up poor in Stockport, Manchester, told she would never amount to anything, illiterate mentally ill mother who she cared for from the age of ten. Pregnant at 16, deputy leader of the Labour Party… Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024 Angela Rayner ‘smears’ aim to distract from Tory chaos, says David Lammy Shadow foreign secretary says deputy Labour leader has party’s support and has done nothing wrong
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024 Tory plans to abolish non-dom status riddled with loopholes, Labour says Analysis suggests wealthiest would save millions and Sunak’s own family could benefit to tune of £250m
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Labour looks to local polls as dress rehearsal for general election Mayoral races may be important indicator of Starmer’s political momentum as party seeks to turn 20-point national lead into results
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Rayner denies wrongdoing over council house sale amid police review Labour deputy leader says she can provide tax advice given at time after Tory complaint to Manchester force
Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024 Angela Rayner defends sale of council home as row threatens to overshadow Labour election launch Labour deputy leader said: ‘I am confident that I have done absolutely nothing wrong’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Starmer launches Labour local election campaign and defends ‘difficult decisions’ over dropped pledges– as it happened Opposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did enormous damage to the economy’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Tory ‘performance art’ nearly over, Labour to say at local elections launch Keir Starmer expected to accuse Conservatives of failing on levelling up and ‘preying’ on hopes of voters
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Police review decision not to investigate Angela Rayner after Tory complaint MP James Daly asked Greater Manchester police to examine claims Labour’s deputy leader did not declare main residence accurately
Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2024 Susan Hall plays nice and stays quiet about Conservatives in new video Could she still win? Plus Police at the Garrick
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024 A minimum wage alone can’t fix the UK poverty scandal The 25-year-old pay floor is justly celebrated but doesn’t tackle issues that mean exploitation and misery for many
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024 Angela Rayner on roots, rough edges and being ready for power: ‘You can’t go through the childhood I had and not have any fallout’ She’s blunt, bolshie and terrifies the Tories. But if Labour gets into government, the deputy leader will be one of the most powerful women in Britain. Bring it on, she says