Labour’s working-class hero brought authenticity and candour to Parliament, but became the party’s biggest liability
Labour’s working-class hero brought authenticity and candour to Parliament, but became the party’s biggest liability
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Angela Rayner: Labour's working-class warrior who fell from power
How Angela Rayner went from Labour working-class hero to mired in tax scandal
The Guardian view on Angela Rayner’s exit: a loss that exposes Labour’s deeper faultlines | Editorial
Angela Rayner, plain-speaking scourge of the Tories, made herself vulnerable
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Rayner's habit of attracting scandal could 'kill chances of being PM'
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Her against-the-odds story and personality gave her a special status in Labour and put a target on her back.
The former Deputy Prime Minister has made her party and her Government less popular and less electable
The outlet’s reporting on the former deputy prime minister has pointedly focused on her humble background
The PM’s deputy is a vital shield against Labour’s Left and losing her would open up a whole chamber of horrors
Others must be held to account too, and they will be
The Education Secretary, who announced her candidacy on Tuesday, ticks the working-class box but has none of her predecessor’s…
