Angela Rayner Quotes

Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner

British Politician

Born: Mar 28, 1980

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2018 marks 30 years since Margaret Thatcher's government introduced Section 28, one of its most abominable policies. As a part of the Local Government Act, this Section was designed to prevent local authorities and schools from the so-called promotion of LGBT+ issues. Angela Rayner

Only Labour will provide the radical changes needed to create a free, fair and funded education system, which protects education as a right for the many, not a privilege for the few. Angela Rayner

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Politics is a lot like football. Both involve people working in a team. One week you can be top of the league, the next week, you might slip a place. But I've never for one minute wanted to give up my devotion for my team. Angela Rayner

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To give every child a fair chance to succeed, we need to give them the best possible start in life. For far too many that isn't happening. Angela Rayner

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The evidence shows that grammar schools overwhelmingly benefit those from more affluent backgrounds. Angela Rayner

Benefit Backgrounds Evidence Those More Schools Affluent Grammar Shows

I understand that every parent wants the best for their child because I want the best for my children too. Angela Rayner

Best Every Too Parent Because Understand Child Children Want Wants

I went to my local Sure Start centre, and they put me on a parenting course. I learned things that might seem simple - that it was important to hug and love your child, and read to them. This might seem obvious, but it wasn't to me at the time. Angela Rayner

Underestimating grades has serious consequences for a student's choice of university, and their future. Angela Rayner

Future Consequences Student Underestimating Grades Choice Serious University

I never thought I would get a degree of any type. Angela Rayner

Thought Degree Type Would Never Get Any

My mother suffers mental health problems and has a learning deprivation. Angela Rayner

Health Learning Mental Health Mother Problems Mental Health Problems Deprivation Suffers

The privileged have become more wealthy, while people from disadvantaged backgrounds have had their opportunities to get on and move up closed off. That's the Tory way. Angela Rayner

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In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government. Angela Rayner

Government Democracy Law Job Parliament Parliamentary Decide

My mum didn't understand that education was an important thing. She couldn't do my homework with me. I was helping her read stuff. She once brought shaving soap thinking it was whipped cream. Angela Rayner

Mental health is a case study in Tory failure. Angela Rayner

Health Failure Mental Health Tory Case Mental Study

I don't pronounce all my words exactly how they do on the BBC. I am who I am. Angela Rayner

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I've seen at first-hand what Labour Governments can achieve in power. Angela Rayner

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I was born on a council estate with a mum who, despite doing everything she could for me, couldn't help me learn to read and write because she had never been taught herself. As the jargon would have it now, I was not 'school ready.' Angela Rayner

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There was a council house waiting for me when I had Ryan, there was a welfare state. I never put into the system before I took out, I was on income support before I'd even paid a penny of tax. Angela Rayner