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Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner
The latest news and top stories on Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2024. Known for her working-class background and trade union roots, she is also the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Sunlight shines on 10 Downing Street in central London on Thursday. Britain’s Health Secretary Wes Streeting, a potential rival to Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, announced his resignation on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK health minister quits, calls for leadership contest to oust PM Starmer

Health Minister Wes Streeting is the first senior minister to quit after days of calls by Labour lawmakers for Starmer to step down.

Britain

UK PM’s biggest political challenge overshadows King’s speech

Britain

Who could replace Starmer as UK prime minister?

Britain

UK’s Starmer to ‘get on with governing’, defies calls to quit

At a meeting of his cabinet, there was no official move to trigger a leadership contest even as three junior ministers quit.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to journalists onboard a plane to Washington DC in 2024. He has promised to press on with a premiership that has been dogged by scandal and policy ​U-turns since he won a large majority at a national election in 2024. Photo: via AP
Britain

Starmer is fighting to stay in power. Here’s what could happen

Unlike the Conservative Party, which has a history of getting rid of leaders, Labour does not have that muscle memory. Could that change soon?

China-UK relations

Will Starmer’s election woes force a shake-up in the UK’s ties with China?

British prime minister’s dwindling authority may see him come under pressure to shift policies, Chinese experts say.

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Britain

UK’s Starmer under renewed pressure to quit as revolt grows

Home secretary and deputy PM reportedly join calls for a leadership transition as several aides resign.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday. Photo: PA via AP
Britain

Ex-minister tells UK cabinet to boot Starmer or she’ll challenge him herself

Catherine West’s ultimatum comes amid calls for his resignation after Labour’s crushing defeat in local elections.

Britain

UK PM Starmer won’t ‘walk away’ after local election drubbing

Nigel Farage, whose Reform UK gained more seats, said the results so ‌far ‌represented a ‘truly historic shift in British politics’.

Britain

‘Strong and united’: UK’s Starmer defiant as Epstein fallout dogs leadership

Senior ministers shore up Keir Starmer’s position as indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal threatens the British prime minister.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Britain

Defiant Starmer rejects calls to quit as crisis deepens over Epstein fallout

Despite losing two top aides in 48 hours and a demand to resign from the Scottish Labour leader, Britain’s prime minister vows to fight on for his ‘mandate’.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gets in his car to leave 10 Downing Street in London on Monday. Photo: AP
Britain

UK’s Starmer says ousting him would lead to chaos, far-right government

Instability ‘would gift Nigel Farage’, the PM said, referring to the right-wing Reform UK leader who currently tops opinion polls.

My Take

My Take | What Hong Kong can learn from deadly London flats blaze

Grenfell Tower fire eight years ago shows why we must ensure justice for Tai Po victims, as well as timely, effective reforms.

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Keir Starmer

Starmer warns UK Labour is in ‘fight of our lives’ as party meets

The gathering comes amid talk of a possible leadership challenge, with Labour lagging well behind Farage’s anti-immigrant Reform UK party.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, centre. Photo: PA Wire / dpa
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Trump gets royal welcome in UK amid pomp and Epstein protests

King Charles is hosting the US president and first lady at Windsor Castle, as they make a historic second visit.

US President Donald Trump (left) and Brittain King Charles interact at the state banquet at Windsor Castle, Berkshire on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

UK PM Starmer defends self over Epstein links of ex-diplomat Mandelson

Starmer said he would not have appointed Mandelson as US envoy had he known the extent of the envoy’s relationship with the sex offender.

Britain

Epstein’s ghost may haunt Trump in UK as Starmer swamped by crisis

With scandals testing the British PM’s grip on power, officials fear a press event dominated by the disgraced financier could irk Trump.

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Britain

UK deputy PM quits over tax error, prompting cabinet shake-up

Angela Rayner is the eighth – and most senior – ministerial departure from PM Keir Starmer’s team, and the most damaging yet.

Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner reacts at the end of the final speeches on the fourth day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool in September 2024. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK deputy PM faces calls to resign over tax error on US$1 million home

Angela Rayner has admitted to a tax error on a property purchase and has referred herself for investigation.

China-UK relations

Opinion | How Beijing’s proposed new embassy in London could benefit Britain

The dispute over the embassy is more than a planning row; it is a microcosm of UK-China relations.

A view of the Royal Mint Court, the site of the proposed new Chinese embassy in London, on February 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
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