His praise for Ms Rayner came as he unveiled £500m investment for the first ever “fair pay agreement” for care workers. She brought that experience to the cabinet table as the care worker who became our country’s deputy prime minister. “And we want her back as well.”As delegates stood to applaud Ms Rayner, he added: “We’ll definitely make sure she sees that. open image in gallery Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned at the start of September ( PA )The then deputy prime minister insisted she made a mistake based on the advice she received at the time. But she quit her job as housing secretary and deputy prime minister, as well as her role as deputy leader of the Labour Party.