Angela Rayner: remarkable rise and fall of UK's deputy PM

Burnham concerned about balance of cabinet after Rayner exit

2 hours agoShareSaveDoug FaulknerBBC NewsShareSavePA MediaGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says he is concerned about the “balance” of the cabinet after a reshuffle sparked by Angela Rayner’s resignation for under paying stamp duty.She left her roles as housing secretary and deputy prime minister, as well as deputy leader of the Labour Party, the latter of which has triggered a contest to find her replacement. Burnham told Sunday with Laura…

Andy Burnham concerned about balance of cabinet after Angela Rayner exit

The Greater Manchester mayor says he would like to see a northerner as deputy leader of the Labour Party.

Angela Rayner: remarkable rise and fall of UK's deputy PM

ANGELA Rayner, who resigned as deputy leader of the British government on Friday, was a rare working class champion in a country long dominated by a government disproportionally educated at private schools and Oxford and Cambridge universities. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd