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Rayner rules out repaying severance cash after making cabinet return
Rayner said the payment was lawful and rejected Conservative calls to repay it after HM Revenue and Customs cleared her tax affairs.
- Housing Secretary Angela Rayner defended keeping her £16,876 severance payment on Thursday, after returning to Cabinet following her resignation last September 2025.
- Rayner resigned in September 2025 over a tax affairs row involving stamp duty on a Sussex property; HMRC has since cleared her of wrongdoing, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham reappointed her on Monday.
- The Conservatives urged Rayner to return the funds this week, asking if it is 'one rule for Labour, and another for everyone else?' They cited her past criticism of ministers who took similar payouts.
- Appearing on BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, Rayner distinguished her situation from the 'revolving door' of previous administrations, arguing her payout followed a significant period of service compared to short-term ministerial terms.
- Burnham recently announced a major funding package to tackle rough sleeping as the first phase of a five-year investment programme. This focus aligns with the Housing Secretary's mandate to deliver on housing policy.
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Angela Rayner declines to return £17k severance payment she received when resigning in disgrace from Cabinet last year
Angela Rayner has refused to return the £16,876 exit payment she received when she left Government last autumn over her tax affairs.The Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne was reinstated as Housing Secretary by Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday. Ms Rayner picks up the mantle of the role she lost barely 10 months ago, and has faced calls to pay back the severance money.However, Ms Rayner today confirmed she would not be doing so, saying: “I had w…
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