US EditionAngela Rayner quits as Deputy Prime Minister after tax controversy
Angela Rayner resigned after admitting a £40,000 stamp duty underpayment due to misclassifying her Hove flat, breaching the ministerial code, triggering an ethics investigation.
- Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary due to a stamp duty issue, admitting she did not pay enough for her property purchase in Hove, Brighton.
- Rayner stated, "I take full responsibility for this error" and recognized the toll media scrutiny has taken on her family as a reason for her resignation.
- The housing sector faces significant issues, with the National House Building Council reporting a 7% decrease in new homes completed in 2024 compared to the previous year.
- Due to regulatory delays, the government may struggle to meet its target of building 1.5 million new homes by 2029.
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The first major crisis in the British Prime Minister’s Cabinet, Keir Starmer, was triggered this Friday with the resignation of Angela Rayner, a key figure in contemporary Labour and until this day Deputy Prime Minister, Housing Holder and Number Two of the Party, following the conclusion of an independent investigation which determined that although she acted in good faith, she had not met ministerial standards following a tax error related to …
‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency
The MP left Government after Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty. There was little sympathy for Angela Rayner from voters in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne as news broke of the deputy prime minister’s resignation. The MP left Government after Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty on a se…
David Lammy replaces Angela Rayner as part of sweeping changes by Keir Starmer
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