Angela Rayner.

 I watched the Rest is Politics, podcast a brilliant interview with Angela Rayner. She is someone who has come from poverty to become deputy prime minister. She got into trouble about her tax affairs, following the sale of a flat in Hove and had to resign. Nevertheless she is still in politics and is someone to watch for the future. I have changed my opinion about her, she is far more thoughtful and intelligent than I believed. She talked passionately about the ‘active state’. By this she meant that government can have a positive influence on the lives of individuals. She suggested the various interventions she has introduced into the - private rental market - will have long term benefits. It’s a great shame that she is not in the cabinet, but when Andy Burnham, hopefully returns - she will occupy an important role in his administration.