Angela Rayner Says She Never Considered Leaving Politics Amid Tax Probe

Everyone asks me the same question now I’ve quit politics. Here’s my honest answer

I’m bemused by reactions to the post-political me, as though leaving the role made me somehow different. And better.

Angela Rayner refuses to quit politics despite tax probe

Angela Rayner has insisted she never contemplated abandoning frontline politics despite the intense public scrutiny surrounding her tax affairs. The Labour deputy leader and former deputy prime minister stepped down from her housing secretary role in September 2025 after the prime minister’s ethics adviser concluded she had breached the ministerial code over stamp‑duty payments on a Brighton property. Rayner disclosed that she had under‑paid a s…

Angela Rayner says she never considered leaving politics amid tax probe

Shannon Power, Press Association Angela Rayner has said she never considered leaving frontline politics despite the public outcry and investigation into her tax affairs last year. Ms Rayner resigned as housing secretary, deputy prime minister, and deputy Labour Party leader in September 2025 after the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial […]