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Tom Watson has been appointed shadow Culture Secretary as Jeremy Corbyn put the final touches to his new shadow Cabinet. Watson, who proved the scourge of the Murdochs during his time on the Culture, Media and Sport select committee…
Shadow Home Secretary - Diane Abbott appointed to replace Andy Burnham, who is going to fight the Manchester mayoralty. Chief Whip - Nick Brown, a key lieutenant of Gordon Brown in the last Labour government, returns to replace the sacked…
This is the full text of the speech given by Angela Rayner, shadow Secretary of State for Education, at conference. Conference, it is an honour for me to stand before you today as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. To some, it is a…
Angela Rayner today opened up about her experiences as a young mum as she said Labour would set up a childcare taskforce. In a rousing speech to Labour party conference, Rayner announced that the group will aim to "transform early years…
John McDonnell and several Owen-Smith backing Labour figures such as Chuka Umunna have called for party unity. At last night's LabourList rally Umunna, former shadow business secretary, emphatically encouraged Labour MPs and members who…
This is the full text of the speech given by Angela Rayner, shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, at Labour Women's Conference today. Thank you, Harriet for that wonderful introduction. Conference, it is an honour to be here…
After the second leadership election in a year, the enthusiasm of most members for another year of internal strife is strictly limited. We’ve all irritated each other at different times, but there’s a pretty broad consensus that some sort…
This is the full text of the speech given by Angela Rayner, shadow Education Secretary, at TUC annual congress today. Congress, President It’s an honour to be here today At the heart of the labour movement, that has given me and millions…
Angela Rayner, shadow Education Secretary, attacked Theresa May's grammar school plans as "right wing dogma". Speaking to TUC 2016, Rayner lambasted plans to reintroduce grammar school and said it would "guaranteed to reduce the life…
If someone called your sister a whore or threatened her with violence at work or in the pub, you would make it crystal clear that such comments were completely unacceptable, wouldn’t you? But online, some people seem to think they can get…
Last night, Jeremy Corbyn – alongside MPs Angela Rayner and Diane Abbott, and trade unionists Liz Snape and Christine Blower - launched a document detailing how Jeremy Corbyn’s flagship 10 pledges will advance equality for women and tackle…
Angela Rayner has condemned the Government's scrapping of student maintenance grants and said young people were being forced to “pick up the bill” for the failures of Theresa May’s Government. The grants of roughly £3,500 were given to…
