51-573: Mid-Wales Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the counties of Brecknockshire , Radnorshire and Montgomeryshire , Wales , between 1948 and 1968. The force was created on 1 April 1948 by the amalgamation of Brecknockshire Constabulary , Radnorshire Constabulary and Montgomeryshire Constabulary under sections 3 and 4 of the Police Act 1946 . The Headquarters were in Newtown . The force
102-544: A National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Level 2 in social care . Rayner has spoken about how the Sure Start centres of the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown assisted her as a young mother with little support. Rayner worked for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council as a care worker for a number of years. During this time, she was also elected as a trade union representative for Unison . She
153-772: A reshuffle by Starmer on 8 May 2021 , following the 2021 local elections . She was subsequently appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work. In October 2020, Rayner called Conservative MP Chris Clarkson "scum" as he was giving a speech in Parliament, and was rebuked by the Parliament's deputy speaker for doing so. She later apologised. Clarkson had been critical of Burnham, who had been seeking financial support for Greater Manchester following local restrictions on businesses being introduced. Clarkson's constituency falls within
204-507: A further compensation scheme for those affected, and a wider debate on the Home Office hostile environment policy . Aderonke Apata , a Nigerian LGBT activist , made two asylum claims that were both rejected by the Home Office in 2014 and on 1 April 2015 respectively, due to her previously having been in a relationship with a man and having children with that man. In 2014, Apata said that she would send an explicit video of herself to
255-581: A future leader led to the New Statesman ranking her as the eighth most powerful person in British left-wing politics for 2023. [REDACTED] Angela Bowen was born on 28 March 1980 in Stockport . She grew up in poverty on a council estate with her older brother and younger sister and says she could have been taken into care . Her mother's bipolar disorder impacted the family; Rayner has stated: "When I
306-501: A future leader led to the New Statesman ranking her as the eighth most powerful person in British left-wing politics for 2023. In March 2024, a former Conservative Party deputy chairman, Michael Ashcroft , alleged that Rayner had misled tax officials in the sale of her council house in 2015. Rayner said that she had done nothing wrong, and declined to publish her tax records or tax advice. Greater Manchester Police said they found no evidence that any offence had been committed. At
357-420: A increased majority of 6,791. Rayner nominated Andy Burnham in the 2015 Labour leadership election , but was one of just 18 MPs to back the incumbent Jeremy Corbyn against Owen Smith in the 2016 leadership election . On 1 July 2016, after a series of resignations from the shadow cabinet in protest at his leadership, Corbyn appointed Rayner as Shadow Secretary of State for Education . She supported
408-588: A little person to look after." When Ryan's partner had a daughter in November 2017, Rayner became a grandmother at age 37, giving herself the nickname "Grangela." In 2010, she married Mark Rayner, a Unison official, with whom she had two more sons, Charlie and Jimmy. Rayner says that the care her son Charlie received after his premature birth demonstrated the importance of the NHS to her. Rayner and her husband separated in 2020. In October 2021, Rayner reported receiving
459-645: A number of death threats and abusive messages. The police arrested a 52-year-old man in Halifax . She cancelled a number of meetings with her constituents due to fears for her own safety. Later, a 36-year-old man from Cambridgeshire was prosecuted after sending her a threatening email. The man pleaded guilty in court to sending the email and was sentenced to 15 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months. Earlier in March 2019, Rayner said that she had fitted panic buttons at her home after rape and death threats were sent to her. In
510-663: Is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It is responsible for immigration , security , and law and order . As such, it is responsible for policing in England and Wales, fire and rescue services in England, Border Force , visas and immigration , and the Security Service (MI5) . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs , counterterrorism , and immigration . It
561-462: The 2024 general election Rayner took part in a BBC debate hosted by Mishal Husain on 7 June, which also included Reform UK leader Nigel Farage , Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Carla Denyer , Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth , Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper , Scottish National Party Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and the Conservative Leader of
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#1732858184971612-481: The 2024 general election , Rayner was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 43.9% and an increased majority of 6,791. Following Labour's victory at the general election, Rayner was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (known as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities until 9 July 2024) by Starmer in his government on 5 July 2024. Rayner condemned
663-587: The Government Offices Great George Street instead, serving as stand-in to match the distinctly less modern appearance of the fictitious accommodation interiors the series uses. To meet the UK's five-year science and technology strategy, the Home Office sponsors research in police sciences , including: Angela Rayner Angela Rayner ( née Bowen ; born 28 March 1980) is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of
714-448: The House of Commons on 2 June 2015. At the 2017 general election , Rayner was re-elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne with an increased vote share of 60.4% and an increased majority of 11,295 votes. At the 2019 general election Rayner was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 48.1% and a decreased majority of 4,263. At the 2024 general election Rayner was again re-elected, with
765-939: The Labour Party freebies controversy in September 2024 , the Conservative Party referred Rayner to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards , claiming that her "failure to properly register" the use of Waheed Alli, Baron Alli 's $ 2.5 million New York apartment may have breached the House of Commons ' code of conduct. Ali had given Rayner gifts worth £3,550 of clothes in June 2024. Rayner later announced she would no longer accept clothes from donors. As Deputy Prime Minister, Rayner has deputised for Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions on two occasions, respectively facing Oliver Dowden and Alex Burghart , jokingly saying during
816-593: The Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office . The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office are scrutinised by the Home Affairs Select Committee . The Home Office is headed by the Home Secretary , a Cabinet minister, supported by the department's senior civil servant, the permanent secretary . The Home Office comprises eleven directorates that help fulfil
867-460: The comprehensive Avondale School . She left school aged 16 whilst pregnant and without any qualifications. She later trained in social care at Stockport College and worked for the local council as a care worker . She eventually became a trade union representative within Unison , during which time she joined the Labour Party . She was selected to contest Ashton‑under‑Lyne in 2014 and
918-422: The deputy leadership the 2020 deputy leadership election . She achieved sufficient support from affiliates to qualify for the final ballot on 20 January, at which point she also had the greatest number of nominations from CLPs. The results were announced on 4 April 2020, with Rayner announced as the winner and becoming deputy leader, succeeding Tom Watson . In the days following she was appointed Deputy Leader of
969-556: The late July and early August riots that started following the Southport stabbing , saying there is "no excuse for thuggery." In her first speech at the Labour Party Conference as Deputy Prime Minister, Rayner opened the conference and said "I want to start off with a thanks to the British people. You entrusted us with the task of change and we will not forget it. You kept faith with us and we will keep faith with you." During
1020-566: The murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin , Rayner supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and took a knee alongside Keir Starmer. Rayner lives in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne with her family. She has three sons. At 16, she gave birth to her first son, Ryan, with her 19-year-old boyfriend, Neil Batty. Recalling her experience of being a teenage mother on a council estate, she said that Ryan's birth "actually saved me from where I could have been, because I had
1071-568: The Home Office had its offices in what is now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building on King Charles Street, off Whitehall . From 1978 to 2004, the Home Office was then located at 50 Queen Anne's Gate , a Brutalist office block in Westminster designed by Sir Basil Spence , close to St James's Park tube station . Many functions, however, were devolved to offices in other parts of London, and
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#17328581849711122-411: The Home Office to prove her sexuality. This resulted in her asylum bid gaining widespread support, with multiple petitions created in response, which gained hundreds of thousands of signatures combined. On 8 August 2017, after a thirteen-year legal battle and after a new appeal from Apata was scheduled for late July, she was granted refugee status in the United Kingdom by the Home Office. Until 1978,
1173-563: The Home Office. The initial responsibilities were: Responsibilities were subsequently changed over the years that followed: The Home Office retains a variety of functions that have not found a home elsewhere and sit oddly with the main law-and-order focus of the department, such as regulation of British Summer Time . On 18 July 2012, the Public and Commercial Services Union announced that thousands of Home Office employees would go on strike over jobs, pay and other issues. The union called off
1224-497: The House of Commons Penny Mordaunt . The debate included exchanges between Rayner and Mordaunt over Labour's alleged tax plans. After the seven-way debate, a snap poll found that viewers considered Farage had won, followed by Rayner. Another debate between these leaders took place on 13 June, with Julie Etchingham as moderator. This debate included further exchanges between Rayner and Mordaunt over Labour's alleged tax plans. At
1275-501: The Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate for Manchester Withington . But Jeff Smith was selected and has been the incumbent since 2015. In September 2014, Rayner was selected as the Labour Party 's prospective parliamentary candidate for Ashton-under-Lyne . She was elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2015 general election with 48.1% of the vote and a majority of 10,756 votes. She made her maiden speech in
1326-552: The Opposition , Shadow First Secretary of State and Chair of the Labour Party . Rayner was appointed to the Privy Council on 12 February 2021. On 9 April 2020, when Boris Johnson was prime minister, the Labour Party announced that Rayner would deputise for Starmer opposite Dominic Raab during prime minister's questions . Rayner was removed from her roles as the Labour Party's chair and national campaign coordinator in
1377-419: The United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since July 2024 . She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015 . Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left . Rayner was born and raised in Stockport , where she attended
1428-580: The article and would undertake an investigation. Lia Nici later repeated the claims in a BBC interview. In May 2022, Rayner said she would resign if she received a fixed penalty notice for breaching COVID-19 regulations while campaigning during the run-up to the Hartlepool by-election and local elections the previous year. The controversy surrounding the event was dubbed " Beergate ". She and Starmer were both cleared by Durham Police in July 2022 who said there
1479-525: The boundaries of Greater Manchester, as does Rayner's. In September 2021, Rayner strongly criticised senior members of the Conservative Party, stating: "We cannot get any worse than a bunch of scum , homophobic, racist, misogynistic, absolute pile... of banana republic... Etonian ... piece of scum". Some Labour MPs, while saying it was not the language that they would have used, defended her comments, including Steve Reed , John McDonnell and Lisa Nandy . Starmer distanced himself from her remarks, but said it
1530-670: The country, notably the headquarters of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in Croydon. In 2005, the Home Office moved to a new main office designed by Sir Terry Farrell at 2 Marsham Street , Westminster, on the site of the demolished Marsham Towers building of the Department of the Environment . For external shots of its fictional Home Office, the TV series Spooks uses an aerial shot of
1581-577: The criminals and sort them out and antagonise them." Rayner asked Hansard transcribers not to correct her speeches, preferring "to talk naturally" in the commons "because it's who I am". In 2019 Rayner declared her support for the WASPI campaign for compensation for women affected by government pension age changes. A member of the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East , Rayner has condemned
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1632-837: The department's responsibilities. As of April 2024, the Home Office works with the following agencies and public bodies: In the financial year 2022-2023, the Home Office had a total budget of £20.3 billion. The Home Office ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold. King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The Department outlined its aims for this Parliament in its Business Plan, which
1683-422: The first woman MP to serve Ashton-under-Lyne in 183 years, and, as the first woman MP, I promise that I will do all in my power to live up to the examples shown by my predecessors. Of course, I could never fill their shoes—mine tend to have three-inch heels and to be rather more colourful—but I walk in their footsteps. We are different, and I will be different, but we are equal too. In 2013 she sought selection to be
1734-405: The former she would miss her and Dowden's "battle of the gingers". Rayner identifies as a socialist . In a 2017 interview to The Guardian which discusses her political beliefs, Rayner highlighted her pragmatism , describing herself as being part of the " soft left " of the Labour Party. She has strongly criticised former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , as he "did not command the respect of
1785-526: The killings of Palestinians during the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests and has repeatedly cited Israeli violations of human rights against Palestinians on social media. Rayner has said that she "didn't have a particularly strong view either way" on Brexit . She campaigned and voted to remain in the European Union (EU) during the 2016 Brexit referendum . After the referendum result, she voted in favour of triggering Article 50 , arguing that although she
1836-550: The notion of a ' National Education Service ' to be modelled along similar lines to the National Health Service (NHS), also promoting an increase in funding for early years education. She was considered by some as a possible future Labour leader . Rayner did not stand for the Labour leadership in the 2020 leadership election , and supported Rebecca Long-Bailey , who came second to Keir Starmer . However, Rayner stood for
1887-409: The party", and critiqued his lack of "discipline" when it came to dealing with allegations of antisemitism . Rayner has described herself as "quite hardline" on law and order issues, having suffered from antisocial behaviour when she was young. In an interview, she said police should "shoot your terrorists and ask questions second" and that she had told her local police force to "beat down the door of
1938-477: The request of Conservative MP James Daly , the police agreed to review their decision not to investigate. The police confirmed in April 2024 that they had opened an investigation into the allegations. A poll by the research consultancy Savanta indicated that 56% of Labour voters and 26% of Tory voters thought the allegations were a smear campaign by the Conservative Party. Rayner subsequently said that she would "do
1989-521: The right thing and step down" if she were found to have broken the law. Later that month, Greater Manchester Police and Stockport Council both said that they would take no action against Rayner. Rayner was also cleared by HM Revenue and Customs , which concluded that she did not owe any capital gains tax and thus no action would be taken. Rayner welcomed the announcement, and said the Conservatives had used "desperate tactics" against her. During
2040-500: The strike; it claimed the department had, consequent to the threat of actions, announced 1,100 new border jobs. The first allegations about the targeting of pre-1973 Caribbean migrants started in 2013. In 2018, the allegations were put to the Home Secretary in the House of Commons , and resulted in the resignation of the then Home Secretary. The Windrush scandal resulted in some British citizens being wrongly deported, along with
2091-546: Was "fiercely pro-EU" she was "also a democrat". She opposed Labour's policy for a second referendum adopted under Corbyn and argued that it would "undermine democracy". She also opposed a delay to Article 50. When asked how she would vote in a second referendum in December 2019, Rayner said she would vote leave as long as the withdrawal agreement "protects the economy and jobs". Rayner supports transgender rights , saying that they do not conflict with women's rights. After
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2142-410: Was "no case to answer". Following Johnson's resignation announcement, Rayner pledged to bring forward a vote of no confidence in the government if the Conservatives did not immediately remove Johnson, with Starmer announcing a similar proposal. On 4 September 2023, Starmer appointed Rayner as shadow levelling up secretary, and shadow deputy prime minister. Rayner's strong support base and potential as
2193-516: Was abolished in 1968, when it was amalgamated with Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary and Pembrokeshire Constabulary to form Dyfed-Powys Police . In 1965, the force had an establishment of 225 officers and an actual strength of 220. Home Office The Home Office ( HO ), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department ,
2244-621: Was alleged that she had tried to distract Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs in a similar manner to Sharon Stone in a scene from the 1992 film Basic Instinct . The report was subsequently condemned by a range of voices across the political spectrum including Johnson and the Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle . The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) reported that it had received 5,500 complaints about
2295-554: Was elected for the seat at the 2015 general election. From 2016 until 2020, Rayner held several Shadow Cabinet under Jeremy Corbyn . She successfully stood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party in 2020, and held further Shadow Cabinet positions under Keir Starmer . Following Labour's victory in the 2024 general election , Rayner entered government and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by Starmer in his government . Rayner's strong support base and potential as
2346-586: Was formerly responsible for His Majesty's Prison Service and the National Probation Service , but these have been transferred to the Ministry of Justice . The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the Home Secretary , a post considered one of the Great Offices of State ; it has been held by Yvette Cooper since July 2024. The Home Office is managed from day to day by a civil servant ,
2397-480: Was later elected as convenor of Unison North West , becoming the union's most senior official in the region, during which time she joined the Labour Party. In 2012, The Guardian featured a lengthy profile of Rayner as part of an article on a trade union officer's working life. All the previous MPs who have represented my historic constituency have had one thing in common that I do not share: they have all been men. Today, I stand here making my maiden speech as
2448-530: Was published in May 2011, and superseded its Structural Reform Plan. The plan said the department will: The Home Office publishes progress against the plan on the 10 Downing Street website. On 27 March 1782 ; 242 years ago ( 1782-03-27 ) , the Home Office was formed by renaming the existing Southern Department , with all existing staff transferring. On the same day, the Northern Department
2499-722: Was renamed the Foreign Office . To match the new names, there was a transferring of responsibilities between the two Departments of State. All domestic responsibilities (including colonies, previously administered under the Board of Trade ) were moved to the Home Office, and all foreign matters (including the administration of British protectorates ) became the concern of the Foreign Office. Most subsequently created domestic departments (excluding, for instance, those dealing with education) have been formed by splitting responsibilities away from
2550-504: Was up to Rayner if she wanted to apologise or not, while other Labour MPs condemned her in stronger terms. Several Conservative MPs, including Grant Shapps , Amanda Milling and Oliver Dowden , condemned her comments. Rayner later apologised for her comments in light of the murder of Conservative MP David Amess the following month. On 24 April 2022, Rayner was the subject of a report in The Mail on Sunday , by Glen Owen , in which it
2601-575: Was young, we didn't have books because my mother could not read or write." Her website describes how, "[f]or the most part, I was raised by my grandma who worked at three jobs to put food on the table and didn't stop until the day she died - three days before her 65th birthday." Rayner attended Avondale High School in Stockport. At age 16, she became pregnant, and left school without obtaining any qualifications. She later studied part-time at Stockport College , learning British Sign Language , and gaining
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