US EditionTories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty
Conservatives allege Deputy Prime Minister underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty by misclassifying her Hove flat as sole residence due to trust arrangements on family home.
- On Wednesday, the Conservatives urged HM Revenue and Customs to investigate Angela Rayner for possible tax evasion, with Kevin Hollinrake writing to HMRC requesting a full probe and penalty consideration.
- Ms Rayner said on Wednesday that initial legal advice on buying the south coast flat in Hove was inaccurate, revealing extra stamp duty from a 2020 trust for her disabled son affecting the Ashton-under-Lyne family home.
- Opponents accused Angela Rayner of avoiding £40,000 in stamp duty on the Hove flat in Hove, Sussex, with HMRC guidance suggesting penalties from 30% to 100% .
- Ms Rayner has referred herself to the Prime Minister's independent ethics adviser and pledged to pay the deficit, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended her as having gone "over and above" transparency requirements and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch urged her dismissal.
- The controversy adds to a string of scandals eroding confidence in the government, following four minister resignations since Labour's election, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Kwasi Kwarteng accuses Angela Rayner of 'robbing the exchequer' amid tax affairs scandal
Kwasi Kwarteng has said Angela Rayner will be a "living example of the hypocrisy of the Government" if she stays in her position.Speaking to GB News, the ex-Chancellor questioned the "expertise" the Deputy Prime Minister received regarding stamp duty on her property purchase.FULL STORY HERE.
Angela Rayner is now an expert in glaring hypocrisy
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has owned up about massively underpaying stamp duty on her second home. The seaside flat in Hove, worth some £800k, could now cost her as much as £40,000 extra according to experts. Angela Rayner: WTF? Rayner, who also acts as Labour’s secretary of state for housing, admitted that she paid the wrong duty rate after her financial affairs came under intense public scrutiny. She’s now stated that she’ll pay the d…
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