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Angela Rayner on lessons learned from Labour’s first year

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Politics, News

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to Angela Rayner about Labour’s first year in government and the challenges ahead. The deputy prime minister reveals the issue that keeps her awake at night, reflects on why voters are frustrated with Labour, what she thinks the party can do about it, and how it’s planning to take the fight to Reform. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:10.1

Hello, Jonathan Friedland here,

0:12.4

host of the Guardian's Politics Weekly America podcast.

0:15.7

Has Donald Trump been quietly building a political dynasty

0:19.8

to rival that of the Kennedys?

0:22.6

That's the question I'm answering in a new three-part special series.

0:27.6

Why did Ivanka and Jared step back from political life?

0:31.7

Is Don Jr. the obvious successor?

0:34.4

Or could the silent Maga favourite, Baron, be a dark horse?

0:39.5

In this series, I speak to the people who've spent time with members of Donald Trump's family,

0:44.1

getting their take on who helped him get to the White House and who might take over once he leaves.

0:49.7

Just search for Politics Weekly America wherever you listen to your podcasts.

1:02.5

That's the challenge back to Labor. We just can't go around saying, these lot are terrible,

1:07.0

so we're the best of the bad lot. We've got to prove that we can deliver the change that people want to see.

1:13.6

I'm Pippa Carreira. And I'm Kieran Stacey. You're listening to Politics Weekly for the Guardian.

1:23.1

Hello. Hello. It's recess in Westminster and Parliament is finally out for the summer,

1:29.5

with MPs grabbing a few weeks off before everyone comes back in September. Pippa and I will be off

1:34.9

too, I'm afraid, but we have lined up a few extra episodes for you. Today's episode is an interview

1:41.2

we did with none other than the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Angela Raina, in July just before MPs went away for their summer break.

1:49.5

We are here in Angela Rainer's office in the Department for Ministry Housing, local government.

1:53.5

Quite a difference from the broom cupboard in the basement of the House of Commons that we normally record our podcast.

1:58.3

Much nice, just surrounding. So welcome. Thank you for joining us. Are you looking forward to recess? I am, yeah, because I get to spend more time with my lads because one of them just finished his GCSE, so we'll get his results soon. We're at that stage, and my other lads starting work soon as well, which I'm really proud of, really pleased. And I'm looking forward to spending some time with them because they've been at school and I've been here, so not seen so much of them. And you have now been in government for a year. What has been your best moment? What's the sort of the policy achievement that you're proudest of or the thing that you sort of look back on? I think, yeah, that went really well. And what has gone less well? Well, you're asking me if to pit between my children, to ask me which policy is my favourite.

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