Police have arrested a man after deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner received a string of threatening and abusive phone calls. A 52-year-old was apprehended by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on suspicion of malicious communications at an address in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday morning. Ms Rayner, a mother-of-three who represents Ashton-under-Lyme, has reported receiving the threatening contacts over a number of weeks. The arrest was directly related to a number of abusive phone calls she received on October 15, GMP said, with the individual being bailed pending further inquiries. A spokesman for Ms Rayner said: “Angela and her staff have received a number of threatening, malicious and abusive communications in recent weeks. “We are working with the police to ensure that the perpetrators of these crimes are brought to justice and Angela would like to thank the police for their work during these investigations. “Abuse and threats of this nature …