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Angela Rayner quits as Deputy Prime Minister after tax controversy
Angela Rayner admitted to underpaying £40,000 in stamp duty due to misclassification of her Hove flat, leading to an ethics breach and her resignation from multiple government roles.
- Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary due to a stamp duty issue, admitting she did not pay enough for her property purchase in Hove, Brighton.
- Rayner stated, "I take full responsibility for this error" and recognized the toll media scrutiny has taken on her family as a reason for her resignation.
- The housing sector faces significant issues, with the National House Building Council reporting a 7% decrease in new homes completed in 2024 compared to the previous year.
- Due to regulatory delays, the government may struggle to meet its target of building 1.5 million new homes by 2029.
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What does Angela Rayner’s resignation mean for Labour?
To discuss Angela Rayner’s resignation and the cabinet reshuffle, we spoke to Sir Craig Oliver who was No 10 Director of Communications under David Cameron, Tom Baldwin a former Labour head of communications and Keir Starmer’s biographer and Guardian columnist and author Zoe Williams. We started by asking Tom Baldwin how big a blow it is to the government to lose Angela Rayner.
·London, United Kingdom
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Britain’s deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned after underpaying property tax by around £40,000.
·United States
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After the resignation of the British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, head of government Keir Starmer reorganises his cabinet.
·Vienna, Austria
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Total News Sources77
Leaning Left23Leaning Right13Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 28%
R 26%
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