Angela Rayner: ‘We don’t want to be an opposition, we want to be a government’

Labour's deputy leader opens up about being a carer, byelections, and achieving a cultural shift' in the workplace

Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has said her own experience as a care worker helped to convince her more flexible working could be a win-win" for staff and employers.

Speaking to the Guardian after announcing new policies last week on employment rights and flexible conditions, Rayner said she had helped negotiate family-friendly working when she was a trade union representative.