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Angela Rayner's Seaside Flat Vandalised as Political Tensions Escalate Amid Stamp Duty Tax Row

Angela Rayner admitted underpaying £40,000 in stamp duty on her £800,000 Hove flat due to incorrect legal advice and has referred herself to the ethics watchdog.

  • Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's £800,000 seaside flat in Hove was vandalised overnight with graffiti calling her a 'Tax Evader'.
  • The vandalism followed Rayner's admission on Wednesday that she underpaid stamp duty after receiving inaccurate legal advice on the property's tax liability.
  • Rayner explained she had sought multiple legal opinions before buying the flat and that a court-instructed trust was set up in 2020 for her disabled son Charlie, born prematurely.
  • Chancellor Rachel Reeves expressed strong support for Rayner, who is cooperating with HMRC to settle any outstanding tax liabilities and has voluntarily contacted the Prime Minister’s independent advisor on ministerial standards.
  • The incident intensified scrutiny of Rayner’s political future and prompted condemnations of the vandalism as unjustifiable harassment towards her and her neighbours.
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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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