Angela Rayner

The changes would cover the estimated five million leaseholders in England and Wales who can be forced to pay a landlord for simple changes to their home, despite having bought it

Andy Burnham could faces unrest among Labour’s big beasts as he heads into his first party conference as prime minister

The concern comes after the Telegraph published details of two unprecedented £36m donations to Reform from the crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne

Unions had been lobbying the governing Labour Party — to which they gave around £5 million in 2025 — against introducing an annual cap on U.K.-based individual donors, on the basis that it could curb their donations too

Angela Rayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s £72mn boost

The government’s target has been significantly hampered by inflation owing to the US war with Iran

Record-breaking £72m donations are not a silver bullet for Reform UK

Reform UK-led Kent County Council was scheduled to consider a judicial review at a meeting

Andy Burnham compromises on council homes plan

The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will come into force on Monday and is expected to contain more protections for pubs at threat of closure for conversion to another use

Thousands of new homes are set to be built around transport hubs in England under plans announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pubs to get protection from developers eyeing offices and flats

Stourbridge fire: houses burn on hottest day of 2026 heatwaves

Ministers are considering paying higher prices for housing asylum seekers in private rental properties as part of Andy Burnham’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across the country

PC Harper, 28, died in 2019 when he was dragged behind the getaway car of three teenagers who had fled the scene of a quad bike theft in Berkshire

The communities secretary previously revealed her children call her the ‘vape dragon’

Planning inspectors have told Sheffield Council to investigate six urban sites after thousands of residents complained about plans to build on green belt in the city

On July 20th Sir Keir Starmer bade farewell and zipped from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace, with helicopters hovering above

Angela Rayner returns in cabinet reshuffle as Andy Burnham becomes prime minister

The Labour MP resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September 2025 after failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, which resulted in the exit payout

Angela Rayner is facing demands to hand back the £17,000 payoff she received for quitting as a Cabinet minister last year after returning to her old job

Senior Labour politicians are hitting the airwaves and social media extolling the virtues of Andy Burnham — and themselves

There was a time, not so long ago, when Angela Rayner was being widely tipped to be the UK’s next prime minister after Keir Starmer

Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is highly likely to run unopposed in the contest — being the only MP with the requisite support — making his coronation as Britain’s next prime minister almost certain

Angela Rayner has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer in her first intervention since the Prime Minister resigned

Sir Keir has struggled to maintain positive ratings amongst voters since he became prime minister in 2024, with an November 2025 Ipsos poll indicating he was the least popular prime minister since its records began in 1977

A senior Labour minister defended the party's Downing Street stitch-up by insisting the public doesn't want a General Election

Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador

His intervention comes as the government prepares to close its consultation on an age limit for social media platforms, with ministers expected to make a final decision within weeks

It comes after Drakeford, the last Welsh Labour leader to win a Senedd election, called for Sir Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation

In a latest update, British Prime Minister Keir ‌Starmer remains composed as pressure building up amid elections weakens his position and political stability

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering stepping down, triggering fresh turmoil at the top of British politics

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration is embroiled in turmoil amid a calamitous local election result for the Labour Party last week

This appeared to be a coded way of saying any future leadership contest should include other contenders such as Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who is currently blocked from running as he is not an MP

Rayner stepped down from her roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary in September 2025

Guardian columnist Rafael Behr talks through a frantic day that started with Wes Streeting’s resignation as health secretary and ended with the very real possibility of his rival — Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham — returning to parliament

New Health Secretary named after Streeting resignation sparks potential Labour leadership contest