Angela Rayner: “It was never my intention to do anything other than pay the right amount.”

If I'm making a decision that is highly likely to be in legal challenge, I want to make sure I've dotted my i's and crossed my t's.

In regards to the carers, who were asked to come to this country to care for some of our most vulnerable and then we changed the goalposts years down the line, I think that’s very disruptive.

I do not take this lightly. I recognise the huge amount of work that has already gone into progressing reorganisation in each of these areas and I am very grateful for it.

The government was "determined more than ever to devolve power closer to the people we represent