Angela Rayner says she has been cleared by HMRC over tax affairs
HMRC found no deliberate wrongdoing and no penalty was imposed, opening the way for Rayner’s possible return as Labour leadership tensions grow.
- Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of any wrongdoing regarding her stamp duty payments after settling the £40,000 bill for her £800,000 Hove property.
- Rayner resigned as Housing Secretary last September after admitting she underpaid stamp duty, with ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus determining she breached the ministerial code.
- After fearing the public felt she was "on the take," Rayner said she was "relieved." The Ashton-under-Lyne MP told the Guardian the investigation had "clipped her wings."
- Rayner ruled out a pact with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, stating she would not "trigger" a leadership contest herself.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to resign to trigger a leadership challenge after a 16-minute meeting with Starmer, reportedly amassing support from the minimum of 81 Labour MPs required.
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Angela Rayner Cleared in Tax Probe as Labour Leadership Contenders Emerge
Angela Rayner, former UK deputy prime minister, has been cleared of tax avoidance allegations, clearing a path for a potential Labour leadership bid against Keir Starmer. Pressure mounts on Starmer after local election losses, with rivals like Wes Streeting poised to challenge his leadership.
Angela Rayner is cleared as Westminster waits on Streeting
Rachel Reeves has welcomed an unexpected 0.3 per cent uptick in GDP as the first quarterly estimate dropped this morning (economists were expecting the economy to shrink). In the same breath she warned that a Labour leadership election would “put that at risk by plunging the country into chaos”. Today Westminster waits to see if Wes Streeting will launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer by resigning from his cabinet post as Health Sec…
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