Last week, Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner became deputy Prime Minister - and Secretary of State for the re-named Ministry of Housing, Local Government and Communities - as Labour snatched power from the Conservatives. Here, the…
Since Labour's election win, Ms Rayner has taken charge of what was previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have invited England's mayors from all parties, including Tory poster boy Lord Houchen, for top-level talks in Downing Street