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Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty on a second home due to complex trust arrangements and has referred herself for investigation by HMRC and the Prime Minister's standards adviser.
- This year, Cabinet ministers rallied around Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner as she fights for political survival after admitting she underpaid stamp duty, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves offering public confidence.
- The problem stems from a court-instructed trust set up for Rayner's son, complicating stamp duty on the family home in Ashton-under-Lyne and the subsequent property purchase in Hove.
- Ms Rayner initially followed a conveyancer and two trust-law experts' advice but accepted fresh legal counsel on Wednesday, referring herself to Sir Laurie Magnus; Sean Randall said, `That question has been around for as long as I have. The stamp duty code is crazy complicated.`
- Ms Rayner has contacted His Majesty's Revenue And Customs to resolve a £40000 tax shortfall and faces a £12000 carelessness penalty; the Conservative Party and Kevin Hollinrake have called for an HMRC probe.
- Senior ministers' support contrasts with opposition demands and underscores the political stakes, as Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves back Rayner while Sir Laurie Magnus's probe could conclude in days, risking Labour's pledge to build 1.5 million new homes.
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Farmer calls for Angela Rayner to 'lose her position and her house' amid tax affair scandal
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