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Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row

Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her

The Guardian - UK

How Angela Rayner managed to underpay stamp duty – family trusts and tax avoidance explained

The debate over former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner’s tax arrangements demonstrated that there are few topics more complex than the law of trusts. It was politically awkward, to say the least, when a deputy PM and housing secretary had to admit getting it wrong, and underpaying £40,000 in stamp…

The Conversation

What will Angela Rayner’s resignation mean for Keir Starmer’s government? Expert Q&A

Angela Rayner has resigned as the UK’s deputy prime minister after a report found she had breached the ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home.

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‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency

The MP left Government after Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner has ‘let us all down’, say Ashton-under-Lyne voters

Many voters in the Labour stronghold say they’ll switch to Reform UK at the next election

The Independent UK

All the likely candidates to replace Angela Rayner

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage says ‘there’s every chance of general election in 2027’

Reform UK leader says party needs to be ready for early election and vows to ‘stop the boats’ within two weeks if elected

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Why are England playing Andorra at Villa Park?

England do not have top billing at Wembley Stadium this weekend

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer's Cabinet reshuffle – see all the changes in the Labour Government

KEIR Starmer is reshuffling his Cabinet after the resignation of Angela Rayner.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar responds to Angela Rayner's resignation from Labour Government

ANGELA Rayner was “right” to resign as deputy prime minister and deputy leader of the Labour Party following a row about her tax affairs, Anas…

The National (Scotland)

Farage falsely accuses Rayner of avoiding paying council tax after deputy PM resigns

Nigel Farage mistakenly said Angela Rayner had avoided paying £40,000 in council tax after the deputy prime minister resigned on Friday, 5 September.

The Independent UK

List of Government departures since Labour won general election

There have been more government departures in the first 14 months of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership than in those of his immediate predecessors.

Evening Standard

Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

Reform UK’s leader has told his party’s conference in Birmingham that progress made in the last year is only the beginning.

Evening Standard

Ian Murray sacked as Scottish Secretary in Keir Starmer reshuffle

IAN Murray has left Government as Keir Starmer reshuffles his Cabinet following Angela Rayner's resignation, it is understood.

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The Independent UK

Farage predicts 2027 general election in warning over Labour ‘rift’

Nigel Farage said he thinks there is "every chance now of a general election happening in 2027" as he addressed Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham shortly after Angela Rayner resigned on Friday, 5 September.

Evening Standard

Tory peer criticises ‘fatuous actresses’ who buy dogs with health conditions

Shadow environment minister Lord Blencathra called for the Government to ‘stamp out’ breeders producing dogs with debilitating diseases.

The Independent UK

The ‘confusing mess’ that saw Angela Rayner resign from Government

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Evening Standard

Who are Angela Rayner’s family?

Full list of Angela Rayner’s family revealed after she resigns as deputy prime minister

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Evening Standard

How Labour will elect a new deputy leader now Angela Rayner has quit

The party now finds itself with the prospect of having to elect a new deputy, a contest which could see Labour’s factional divides aired publicly.

The Independent UK

Labour deputy leader election explained as Angela Rayner quits government

The senior Labour figure resigned after the government’s independent ethics adviser concluded she breached the ministerial code

The Independent UK

Rayner’s resignation shows this government is worse than the last, Farage declares in Reform conference speech

Angela Rayner sensationally quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary just one hour before Nigel Farage took to the stage in Birmingham

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner: Key events leading up to Deputy PM’s resignation over tax affairs

Ms Rayner has faced mounting pressure to stand down.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner: The ‘teenage mum from a council estate’ who became deputy PM

Former housing secretary once described herself as ‘John Prescott in a skirt’.

The Independent UK

What is stamp duty and what did Angela Rayner say about her flat purchase?

Housing market experts emphasised the importance of home-buyers taking specialist advice and double-checking paperwork.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Farage addresses Reform UK party conference after Rayner resigns

Watch live as Nigel Farage delivers a speech at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham on Friday (5 September).

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