The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner

Starmer’s ‘budget board’ is part of his reset following the resignation of Angela Rayner last week

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner.

Six Labour figures are standing to succeed Angela Rayner, who quit last week.

The Education Secretary and candidate for Labour’s deputy leadership was addressing the TUC conference.

Rain Newton-Smith tells chancellor ‘the time for tinkering is over’ and revisit promise not to raise taxes on working people

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is the most senior figure going for the vacant role.

Keir Starmer is more unpopular than most Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, as a new poll shows the prime minister’s approval rating hitting a record low

COMMENT: When the Reform UK leader is questioned about who actually owns the £900,000 Clacton property where he lives and how much stamp duty was paid on it – especially in light of Angela Rayner’s resignation over a tax irregularity – Farage becomes uncharacteristically irritable. Why might that be, asks…

Lucy Powell, who was sacked by Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Commons last week, on Tuesday became the fourth MP to announce their candidacy.

Suspicions rife about the workers’ rights bill being watered down after Angela Rayner’s resignation