Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes

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Tony Blair had it, Boris Johnson too... the quality that wins Angela Rayner support despite her gaffes

Politicians who speak their minds and believe what they say are so rare that voters will forgive them almost anythingHere’s a cast-iron rule of politics: authenticity matters. It is almost all that matters. If you have it, you’re made. If you don’t, no team of PR professionals can manufacture it for you.In the past few weeks, one politician has driven this lesson home: Angela Rayner. On the face of it, she’s on the ropes. After claims she once d…