Real devolution is a vision worth fighting for
By avoiding structural change we play into the hands of right-wing populism
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Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner has been the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Until September 2025, she was the deputy prime minister, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, and deputy leader of the Labour Party.
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The facts are clear – Conservative university policy has failed
Jo Johnson wants Labour to look “at the facts” on higher education. Here are some for him to get…
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On free school meals, I actually agree with Michael Gove
It was the former Tory Education secretary who proposed we should end the VAT exemption for private school fees…
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Mental health difficulties start young – so why don’t we give primary schools more help?
MPs are hearing from young people forced to leave home for treatment and support.
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Vocation, Vocation, Vocation
The snobbery towards vocational courses must stop, writes Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Angela Rayner
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A government serious about social mobility would bring back maintenance grants
Low and middle-income students have lost a vital source of support.
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Wake up and smell the coffee: grammar schools don’t work
The debate has moved on, and it’s time the Tories did too, says Angela Rayner.
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Theresa May promised more social mobility – then the Tories scrapped maintenance grants
For all but the Oxbridge elite, the graduate earnings premium is fast becoming a myth.
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Pensioners deserve honesty from the government
Clarity is the least that our nation’s elderly deserve.
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