About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Angela Rayner) represents you, and all of the people who live in Ashton-under-Lyne, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @angelarayner
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Angela Rayner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Cabinet Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Schools: Finance
• Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
• Students: Loans
• Children: Day Care
• Education: Finance

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 20 Nov 2024)
• The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (since 9 Jul 2024)
• Deputy Prime Minister (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ( 5 Jul 2024 to 9 Jul 2024)
• Shadow Deputy Prime Minister ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ( 9 May 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work ( 9 May 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• National campaign co-ordinator (10 Apr 2020 to 9 May 2021)
• Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition ( 5 Apr 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Party Chair, Labour Party ( 5 Apr 2020 to 9 May 2021)
• Deputy Leader of the Labour Party ( 4 Apr 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) (27 Jun 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (27 Jun 2016 to 4 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 7 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 7 Jan 2016)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Heyes
• Robert Sheldon
• Hervey Rhodes
• William Jowitt
• Fred Simpson
• John Broadbent
• Albert Bellamy
• Cornelius Homan
• Walter De Frece
• Albert Stanley
• Max Aitken
• Alfred Scott
• Herbert Whiteley
• John Addison
• Hugh Mason
• Thomas Mellor
• Thomas Gibson
• Charles Hindley
• George Williams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (9 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Housing Local Connection Test Exemptions 19 Jun 2025

  In his conference speech on 24 September 2024, the Prime Minister set out this Government’s commitment to supporting the most vulnerable to access social housing. To support the delivery of that commitment, I have today laid regulations to exempt certain victims of domestic abuse and young care leavers from any local connection tests for social housing applied by local councils in England...

• Prime Minister: Engagements 18 Jun 2025

  I have been asked to reply, as my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has been attending the G7 summit in Canada. In an era of global instability, we are working with our partners to urge de-escalation in the middle east, to put pressure on Russia to agree to a ceasefire, and to deliver security renewal for the British people. The Air India plane crash last week was devastating. Our thoughts...

• Prime Minister: Engagements 18 Jun 2025

  The situation in the middle east is fast-moving and deeply concerning, and there is clear potential for a significant and rapid worsening of the situation. In every step we take, we will always be guided by the safety of British nationals and the UK national interest. That is why we have deployed jets to the region, so that contingency support is in place for our armed forces personnel, and...

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