angela rayner ("née" bowen; born 28 march 1980) is a british politician serving as shadow first secretary of state and deputy leader of the opposition since 2020. a member of the labour party, she currently serves as its deputy leader. she has been member of parliament (mp) for ashton-under-lyne since 2015. she has served in the shadow cabinet of jeremy corbyn as shadow secretary of state for education since 2016.