To think that Angela Rayner could be PM one day.

[Breathoffreshair82]

I just think she's a breath of fresh air. She's real and authentic, she's come from a poor upbringing. She was her mums carer age 9, was a teenager mum, worked in social care and worked her way up the ladder. I just find it amazing that she's achieved all of this from how her life started. If she was running for PM and the next general election I will definitely be voting for her.

@AtillatheHun why are they ALL such hypocrites? I’m sick of the lot of them, such a dearth of integrity in our political system. She’s got some neck, shouting so loudly about Matt Hancock (which, I agree, was grim) whilst carrying on herself? She’s no better than Boris!

@lljkk

I like Raynor a lot. She'll never be PM. Is she the next incarnation of Dennis Skinner, maybe.

I like Lisa Nandy too!

No.

Dennis Skinner had way more about him

@AtillatheHun Christ, really??? I’m sorry, that’s awful

She's been a young carer and a young mum yet she still pretends she doesn't know what a woman is. If someone will deny basic logic for brownie points then there's no way to know what else they will 'pretend' for power.

@Darbs76

Because she’s working class and northern people assume she’s not bright enough

Nonsense!

She makes it clear she isn't!

And whilst I'm no fan of the current govt I do think it's not a bad thing if the PM has a first class education and as far as I recall, most former PMs (inc Labour) are Oxbridge or attended top Scottish unis. Look at Harold Wilson or George Brown.

She hasn't the intellect to hold her own with other world leaders. Street smarts aren't enough

@maddy68

I agree. She's a refreshing change I rather like the way her mouth runs away with too.

Yep. That's a plus when meeting Putin...

Being working class doesn’t mean being thick. Which is what she is. Thick and loud mouth. The latest stunt which is all over the papers shows she is a hypocrite as well as a bit dense. No working class woman needs her as a role model. Let a raise out standards a little.

Hope not, she doesn’t come across as very bright (and that’s nothing to do with her accent or background before anyone starts).

Her new boyfriend, Sam Tarry MP , was married and now both have split up from their previous partners. The Mail on Sunday today had described her as living in a ' taxpayer funded home ' which puzzled me a bit ? Is that a council home ?
She'll never make it to Labour leader now , the horror of breaking up a marriage or leaving her husband , you would never hear of other PMs doing this eh? . Oh , hang on. ..oh .
She'll never get a decent enough press to a be leader or a PM, the double standards would always be there because she is a woman with a past.

taxpayer funded = her london place paid for by expenses

Looks like she left her husband for her colleague, despite the fact her husband stepped back from his career to support her career and care for their children.

Why isn’t she getting the same savaging Matt Hancock had on here? 🤔

Is AR the only one who has a taxpayer funded place then ? I've never seen any other MP described as having one of these ?
See, they are already putting the boot into her when they all probably have one I bet !
What is Chequers if not taxpayer funded ?

Matt Hancock was conducting his affair at work when he was meant to be overseeing a pandemic , slightly different to this, but I take the point that it's not the big news that was and still sad for all involved no doubt as all break ups are.

Coarse, aggressive, vulgar and ignorant, she is a divisive class warrior and a stain on the House of Commons. The 'many people' whose lives she allegedly understands are a small and unrepresentative minority whose concerns are already well looked after by others more sensible and mature.

Beautifully put. Angela Rayner has no place on a global stage.

@Cheekypeach

Looks like she left her husband for her colleague, despite the fact her husband stepped back from his career to support her career and care for their children.

Why isn’t she getting the same savaging Matt Hancock had on here? 🤔

She absolutely should be.

Does anyone else ever look at the bunch of clowns that run our country and think shit, is this the best we can do?

@the80's Angela Rayner was conducting her affair while Tarry - also an MP - was managing her campaign to run for deputy leader. So also at work.

Oh ok, I didn't realize this about AR and Tarry

@the80sweregreat Sam Tarry was running her campaign to be Deputy Leader…..quite a big thing politically I’d say. And very significant to her husband and his wife and all the children involved. Which she very conveniently just ignored whilst shouting and balling about the (equally disappointing) Mr Hancock? They are ALL the same!

She comes across as very inexperienced and sometimes quite silly to me. Maybe she'd be ready one day but she certainly is not ready now. The chip on the shoulder needs to be managed better too.

For the love of God I hope not.
Thick. As. Mince.

@Cheekypeach

Does anyone else ever look at the bunch of clowns that run our country and think shit, is this the best we can do?

Quite honestly, who’d want to be a politician in this country.

Every newspaper, Internet forum, television so called ‘comedy’ shows are full of really vicious character assassinations, criticism of everything from where they went to school to every aspect of their appearance, their accents etc.
Any mistakes are greeted with gloating and glee and even when they suffer family tragedies there will be awful, tasteless comments.

Also the pay isn’t as good as jobs in finance and other careers.

I don’t blame people for not wanting to work in politics.

Not quite as thick as Diane Abbott, but close. Much better hair though.

Why does the Labour Party, in particular, think that anyone with a brain would vote for the person very similar to the person living next door with a loud mouth and no self-control?

@XingMing

Not quite as thick as Diane Abbott, but close. Much better hair though. Why does the Labour Party, in particular, think that anyone with a brain would vote for the person very similar to the person living next door with a loud mouth and no self-control?

Diane Abbott is a very experienced MP, shadow minister and a Cambridge graduate!

Her vilification is appalling no matter what your politics.