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Meet Angela Rayner — Labour's deputy leader on winning back the North

Meet Angela Rayner — Labour's deputy leader on winning back the North

FromWestminster Insider


Meet Angela Rayner — Labour's deputy leader on winning back the North

FromWestminster Insider

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After a tumultuous week for the U.K. Labour Party, Jack Blanchard sits down with deputy leader Angela Rayner to discuss where the party goes from here.Rayner discusses the challenge the U.K. Labour Party faces in winning back its former heartlands, and explains the appeal of Boris Johnson to voters in the North of England. She also opens up about her relationship with Labour leader Keir Starmer following his decision to remove her as party chair, and attacks the "magnolia politics" which she says turns voters off. And she reflects on how her own troubled childhood has made her the impassioned politician she is today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

POLITICO’s weekly political series lifts the curtain on how Westminster really works, offering in-depth insight into the political issues which typically only get broad-brush treatment in the wider media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.