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Angela Rayner says Taylor Swift’s London police escort was ‘needed to make sure she was safe’ | Politics News

Angela Rayner says Taylor Swift’s London police escort was ‘needed to make sure she was safe’ | Politics News

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Angela Rayner has defended Taylor Swift being given a blue-light escort through London as they “needed to make sure she was safe”. The deputy prime minister denied senior Labour figures, including the home secretary and London mayor, were given tickets to Swift’s August shows in the capital in exchange for police protection. Ms Rayner reiterated what other Labour politicians have said, that the decision to give the megastar a police escort was “an operational decision” by the Met Police. Politics latest: Starmer meeting Zelenskyy “I absolutely dispute that somehow that this was, in any way, connected to whether somebody went to a concert or not,” she said. She said it was down to the fact Swift’s concerts in Vienna had been cancelled due to a foiled terror attack, which was meant to kill tens of thousands of fans. “We needed to make sure that that person was safe. And it was a policing matter, not an issue for politicians. It was the police that make the decision,” she said. “It’s right that they make the …

Angela Rayner slammed for partying in Ibiza as critics thunder ‘UK deserves better!’ | Politics | News

Angela Rayner slammed for partying in Ibiza as critics thunder ‘UK deserves better!’ | Politics | News

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Angela Rayner raved in Ibiza as the Government faced widespread fury over its smoking ban and warned of tough times to come for pensioners and taxpayers. The Labour Deputy Prime Minister was spotted on the Spanish holiday island dancing in front of thousands of people. The video was unearthed just days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer painted a gloomy image of Britain, warning that he will ask Britons to endure more pain to fix the country. But Ms Rayner danced beside renowned DJ FISHER who blasted out a dance remix of Gotye’s hit song Somebody That I Used to Know. As the nightclub lit up with flashing lights, the Deputy Prime Minister was seen jumping up and down with the music. FISHER, whose real name is Paul Fisher, put his headphones round the neck of the Labour minister as he laughed and hugged her. Skills Minister Jacqui Smith on Friday confirmed the Government’s proposed outdoor smoking ban would mean “fewer places where you actually can smoke” as she claimed the habit was the “biggest …

‘It’s not a game for us’: aboard the Labour battle bus with Angela Rayner | Angela Rayner

‘It’s not a game for us’: aboard the Labour battle bus with Angela Rayner | Angela Rayner

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Labour’s campaign bus is rolling on through the outskirts of Manchester, and Angela Rayner is pointing at me with mock outrage. “Tom! What have you done to my lettuce?” I’m not owning up and insist I never even touched it. “Well, someone has done something,” she says suspiciously. The vegetable has been decorated to make it resemble the one that infamously triumphed in the Daily Star’s competition to see whether it could outlast Liz Truss as prime minister. Labour’s deputy leader decrees it needs “surgery” and a small operation is performed to replace a missing googly eye. Then the lettuce is put back in a fridge that itself has become an unlikely star of this election. It all began when Rayner told Sky News of her plan for a 5,000-mile tour of Britain on her new election battle bus, before adding, with perfect deadpan comic timing: “You’re gonna love it – it’s got a fridge.” Both fridge and lettuce have since appeared in a TikTok video filled with the kind of freewheeling spirit that’s sometimes …

‘I love campaigning’: Angela Rayner on being back in action after being cleared in tax row | Angela Rayner

‘I love campaigning’: Angela Rayner on being back in action after being cleared in tax row | Angela Rayner

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Angela Rayner has been described as a huge electoral asset by Labour’s campaign chief, but until this week she has been one the party was unable to fully deploy. For months, Labour’s deputy leader has faced questions about her historical living arrangements, with the police investigating claims by the Tory party that she may not have paid the right amount of tax. This week Greater Manchester police cleared her of any criminal wrongdoing, while the local council and HM Revenue and Customs both announced that they were taking no further action. Rayner is, finally, let loose on the campaign trail. “I’m going to [be] powering up my battlebus and going up and down the country making the case for a Labour government,” she says gleefully. “I love campaigning and getting out to speak to ordinary people and I really feel like this is a time where people are calling out for change.” Despite her enthusiasm, she admits the last few weeks have been tough. “It was very difficult personally, because I’ve never been in trouble …

Producer, Angela Lansbury Brother Was 94

Producer, Angela Lansbury Brother Was 94

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Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died. He was 94.  He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter. Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory. Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.  Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen as a returning veteran and son of warring parents played by Jack Albertson and Irene Dailey. Sheen, …

Angela Scanlon explains why Strictly was like going to ‘therapy’

Angela Scanlon explains why Strictly was like going to ‘therapy’

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Angela Scanlon has shared how her Strictly Come Dancing experience acted as therapy, making her “bulletproof” after years of anxiety and eating disorders. Scanlon partnered with Carlos Gu and finished in sixth place on the 21st series of the show which took place last year. The 40-year-old Virgin Radio host, who describes herself as a recovering workaholic, said that the pressure from “the glamourisation of this constant girl boss culture” had left her struggling with perfectionism. “Before, I’d never allowed myself to be amateur at anything,” she told The Times. “My tendency would be to beaver away, get myself up to speed in secret and then emerge as if it all came seamlessly to me. But on Strictly the massive appeal was to learn something and go out there and be absolutely shite.” The opportunity to make mistakes in front of an audience proved a relief as she …

Tory Voters Support Angela Rayner Amid Council House Controversy

Tory Voters Support Angela Rayner Amid Council House Controversy

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Tory voters have given their backing to Angela Rayner over the controversy surrounding the sale of a former council house she used to own. Labour’s deputy leader has faced major criticism from the Conservatives over her living arrangements before she became an MP in 2015. She has been accused of not paying around £1,500 in capital gains tax and of breaking electoral law – claims she denies. But a focus group of voters who backed the Tories at the 2019 general election suggests Rayner has not sustained any significant political damage as a result of the row. The research, carried out by the More in Common think-tank, found they believed the Ashton-under-Lyne MP had been unfairly treated by her critics. Leanne, a teaching assistant from Tynemouth, said: “When I see her chatting, speaking, she just seems like she’s for the people more than anybody else.” She went on: “Yes, there might be some grey area about the capital gains tax, but it’s not extreme. It’s possibly a mishap somewhere.” Marie, a childcare worker from Cramlington, …

The Office US star Angela Kinsey says she objected to Jesus joke as she ‘didn’t feel good about it’

The Office US star Angela Kinsey says she objected to Jesus joke as she ‘didn’t feel good about it’

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Office star Angela Kinsey has candidly shared the one joke she refused to say while starring in the series. Kinsey was part of the ensemble of the hugely popular US version of the sitcom, which aired on NBC from 2005 to 2013. The actor, who co-hosts a re-watch podcast with Pam star Jenna Fischer, played the highly-strung Angela Martin, an employee of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The star has reflected on the show while appearing on another podcast, Soul Boom, alongside Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute in the series. Wilson, who previously said he spent many years feeling “unhappy” on the show’s set, asked his former co-star about how she found playing an “uptight Christian” on the show when she was brought up having a “very warm, meaningful relationship” with her faith. Wilson said: “Did that ever bump up against you in any way?” Kinsey then …

Angela Rayner criticises Tories for ‘obsessing’ over her living arrangements as renters face no fault eviction delay | Politics News

Angela Rayner criticises Tories for ‘obsessing’ over her living arrangements as renters face no fault eviction delay | Politics News

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Labour’s Angela Rayner has attacked the Conservatives for “obsessing” over her living arrangements while renters continue to face uncertainty over the government’s promise to end no-fault evictions. The deputy leader has been facing scrutiny over the sale of her former home in Stockport from before she was an MP, with claims she did not pay the right amount of capital gains tax and may have registered to vote at the wrong address – allegations she denies. Greater Manchester Police are now looking into the latter issue, which could be a breach of electoral rules, following a complaint from Tory MP James Daly. But standing in at Prime Minister’s Questions on the day the much-delayed Renters’ Reform Bill returned to the Commons, Ms Rayner said: “I know this party opposite is desperate to talk about my living arrangements, but the public want to know what this government is going to do about theirs.” Politics live: PM insists defence pledge is ‘fully funded’ Ministers first promised to scrap no-fault evictions – or Section 21s – in April …