Ashton-under-Lyne
Americannoun
noun
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In 2015, she was elected in the Greater Manchester constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne and rose quickly in Westminster, serving in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne acknowledged there had been "a battle to pass this bill", but stressed that "its passage will be a historic achievement for this Labour government".
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Ashton-under-Lyne MP Rayner quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary last month after it emerged she had failed to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
In a statement, Rayner said she part-funded the purchase of the flat in May by selling her remaining stake in her family home in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, which she shares with her ex-husband and family.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
He also made some highly important main roads connecting Yorkshire and Lancashire with each other at many parts: as, for instance, those between Skipton, Colne, and Burnley; and between Docklane Head and Ashton-under-Lyne.
From The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain by Smiles, Samuel
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