Angela Rayner Excluded from UK National Security Council Permanent Membership

Downing Street denies sidelining the Deputy Prime Minister amid concerns over her exclusion from the key government body.

Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, has not been given a permanent seat on the National Security Council (NSC), breaking with past practice.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair the NSC, with permanent members including Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Downing Street officials assert that ministers, including Rayner, may still be invited to NSC meetings based on the agenda.
Rayner's exclusion has sparked criticism from some of her allies, who feel she is being sidelined despite her senior role.
Rayner remains a member of other significant government committees, including the NSC's Resilience Committee and the Future of Work Committee.