Angela Rayner tells Labour to ‘step up’ and make case for being in power | Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner has urged Labour colleagues to “step up” and make the case for why the party should be in power as the government attempts to draw a line under a tumultuous first year in office and shift towards a more upbeat approach.

The deputy prime minister urged Labour MPs to focus on the party’s achievements over the last 12 months rather than always thinking about failures, saying they should all be “message carriers” for what had been done well.

But she said there were big challenges ahead, with changes in areas such as infrastructure investment and planning going to take years to bear fruit. “These things take time to lead in. That’s the challenge with politics. Everybody wants something mañana. It’s like, gotta have it immediately.”

In an interview with the…