How late Bipolar disorder diagnoses shaped me and Angela Rayner | ITV News

"It's just nothing. It's just pain...
"She can't move... She doesn't want to live.
"It's just real, deep, deep sorrow."
I was sitting opposite Labour's deputy leader, Angela Rayner, in the middle of an interview quite different to those I would normally be expected to carry out.
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[@Eurafrican]

Massive respect to Angela and Sam for speaking out, and to ITV for producing this feature.

[@jpc3603]

God love Angela Raynor 🙏🏼💜 I remember how passionate she got when the Tories voted no to free school meals, she's such a genuine advocate for a range of causes and doesn't pander to the Right just to win votes. I wish she was leader. Thank you for sharing your family's bipolar journey

[@donovanemery597]

Current UK government is clueless

[@veggie42]

She did well today. It's like stacey slater amd her life. It's similar to starmer his mother also ill

[@AnyKeyLady]

I'm not pro labour but i would vote for her over Keir. I am at an impasse, as i don't like either labour or cons.

[@ALADDIN22091978]

A lot of psychiatric conditions are misdiagnosed, undiagnosed, may have comorbidities .

[@fatpinkteddy]

It’s the same with bpd it’s hard to get a diagnosis I knew for years it was more than depression took me 17 years to get a diagnosed and I had to fight to get it. Definitely a problem in the uk with getting diagnosis for mental health issues

[@stephenboyce1591]

Excellent that Angela Raynor will be a brilliant advocate for the bipolar community once in government

[@jasonharrison5765]

I wish this was true, but she's had little impact on benefits ideology within Labour this far. If anything Labour are going to be even harder on those with any disabilities. A real shame 😞

[@JamesRennie-pk5ei]

Council House money will ease the pain

[@Osman-mj5rf]

Tell Dan Cardman he said he bring up in parliament about forgotten boys lowerlee school Liverpool inquiry. Mr Cardman talks with 2 tonges.

[@MQtheAI]

took me 6 months to get my diagnosis most people i know have got it within a year.,

[@JamesRennie-pk5ei]

Amazing you could ha

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Doesn’t say how you catch it though does it.

[@donovanemery597]

It's not something you can catch, as such.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

@@donovanemery597 So how do you know if you have it? I can level with a few points myself.

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

And she's the deputy soon to be prime minister lol

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

@analienonearth: And? What's your point - because Rayner's mother has bi polar, she shouldn't be a politician, even though she herself doesn't have bi polar?

[@jpc3603]

@An-Alien-On-Earth what is the "lol" for? You have the a-s*xual flag as your profile pic. How would you like being mocked for that and having people think you can't be leader or deputy just because of it? Angela herself isn't bipolar but when properly medicated people who are can still live full and active lives and could absolutely be deputy.

[@curlew-3592]

I think the point is we need well balanced healthy knowledgable people to be in control of our country. Not people who feel they have not had control over their lives so having political control will make up for it.

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

@@curlew-3592 'well balanced healthy people'! Well good luck finding any of those, but you've failed to understand something really important. People who have had difficulties in their lives and overcome them are better suited to do work like this, because they have an innate and empathic understanding of how problematic life can be and make a massive effort to address the problems of whichever field they work in. Those who are reared in relative comfort with no 'troubles' ( though that description would fit few) are less likely to be equipped to do public work, in particular, very wealthy people who've always lived in wealth. All they know is how to make more wealth for themselves... they have not been forged or tempered by life's fire and usually have no real idea what life is like for other, non wealthy folk.

[@California265]

@@mjwilliamsb2676like rishi

[@desbest4]

As bad as bipolar disorder is, I'm not a fan of these personable vlogger Lonelygirl13 type videos of politicians. I am not voting for Labour in this year's election.

[@g.p616]

Angela Rayner- A grandmother at 37! That says it all; what self respecting person would vote for her?!

[@CC-hx5fz]

I can't see any connection between the age someone becomes a Grandmother and political ability. I wouldn't vote for her btw, but that's not the reason.

[@jpc3603]

@g.p616 Under these Tory toffs, (many of whom were private school educated), knife crime and gang violence has proliferated. Maybe it would actually be a much needed and refreshing change to have someone who wasn't born with a silver spoon and can actually relate to many in Britain. Although perhaps people who hold such judgmental and classist views as yourself cannot see the "little people" from your ivory tower 🤔

[@MarkStevens8899]

Judge not lest ye be judged

[@g.p616]

@@CC-hx5fz well that shows what a poor judge of character you are.

[@g.p616]

@@CC-hx5fz in my experience girls that get knocked up at 16 have never been the brightest in the bunch.

[@ryansweeney1661]

Sympathy now is it Angela 😂

[@MarkStevens8899]

Childish comments now is it Ryan?

[@MiemKing]

None of us will want to be here in 🇬🇧 After LIEBOUR GET IN.. 😳😬😱

[@markpallister9882]

One thing for sure... STARMERGEDDON 😂😈

[@Osman-mj5rf]

Labour wanna be torys checked shirts and chenos. The flannel bragade is that comment OK you tube.

[@bobjames6622]

So THIS is her excuse for fraud

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

What, because her mother has bi polar? Ridiculous comment.

[@markpallister9882]

Expect BIPOLAR STARMERGEDDON if Woke Labour win the next election 😂😂 God help the UK

[@pt4005]

This is just distasteful. It feels forced and a masking to her scandal.

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

​​@@DDSizeBra?? Angela Rayner is not bi polar - her mother is, what's that got to do with her so called 'scandal'? And this isn't even her video, its not about her, she's contributing to a discussion on bi polar...

[@mjwilliamsb2676]

This is not Angela Rayner's video - its been made by someone else, she's just contributing, that's all. Judging by half the comments on this thread, people seem to have a serious mental health issue, namely, zero empathy and understanding. I worry about the future of the world quite frankly, and not because of Rayner... are people just stupid, or totally self centred, I can't work it out....

[@minnyneumann3323]

No I can’t listen to Angela Rayner she’s not so truthful…