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Lawyers at centre of Rayner tax scandal say, ‘We’re being made scapegoats’

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The Independent UK

Fresh twist in stamp duty crisis as Starmer declines to commit to Rayner

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner’s lawyers deny giving her tax advice on flat in fresh blow to deputy PM in stamp duty storm

Firm that handled purchase of her £800,000 Hove flat say 'we did not and never have given tax or trust advice' as Sir Keir Starmer declines to rule out sacking his deputy

Evening Standard

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Burning Man Victim Identified As 'Kind' Russian, Vadim Kruglov: Friends Start Fundraiser To Send Him Home

Russian national Vadim Kruglov has been identified as the man found dead at Burning Man 2025. Friends remember him as a generous soul and are raising funds to repatriate his remains to Omsk, Russia.

International Business Times UK

Angela Rayner’s lawyers insist they did not give tax advice blamed for stamp-duty scandal

‘We’re being made scapegoats – we’re not qualified to give advice on trust and tax matters,’ say conveyancers

The Independent UK

Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

Florida is set to become the first state in the nation to remove vaccine mandates

The Independent UK

Swinney’s independence referendum push is ‘diversion tactic’ – Starmer

The Prime Minister said the First Minister was using the constitution to distract from his record in Government.

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer may be the judge of Angela Rayner’s fate – but the public is the jury

If there is any ambiguity over the verdict, then the deputy prime minister’s future will depend on voters’ feelings towards her, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

It is time for Angela Rayner to be moved on

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The deputy prime minister has had too many property tangles for her to continue in the role of housing secretary. In a forthcoming ministerial reshuffle, she should expect to lose that portfolio – though not necessarily suffer a humiliating demotion

The Independent UK

Rayner firm denies giving tax advice as PM refuses to say if he would sack her

The conveyancer used by the Deputy Prime Minister to purchase her Hove flat said it did not give advice on trust and tax matters.

Evening Standard

Israeli president expected to visit UK next week

Isaac Herzog’s trip could prove controversial while a dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Planning system isn’t to blame for dearth of new homes

Letters: Cllr Dr Tony Vickers, David Kaiserman and Dr Edward Thomas Roberts respond to the government’s plan to sanction councils that block new housing

The Guardian - UK

Pressure mounts on Rayner as Starmer refuses to back her staying in post as tax dodge crisis deepens

Starmer has repeatedly declined to say whether he would sack Rayner, his deputy, if his independent ethics watchdog rules against her

The Independent UK

'Stop Starving Gaza': Beauty Giant Lush Closes all UK Shops and Website in Solidarity with Palestine

British beauty giant Lush has closed all UK shops, its website, and factories in solidarity with Gaza. The company says it's time to 'stop starving' Palestinians and calls for urgent humanitarian aid.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Is this the real reason the cost of your winter sun break is sky high…?

COMMENT : As Ryanair and Jet2 both announce cuts to their winter flight schedules, James Moore says package holiday customers are too hard-pressed by economic uncertainty to risk getting away from it all

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘of course’ he will act on standards probe into Rayner tax row

Angela Rayner has been under mounting pressure in recent weeks after reports emerged she had saved £40,000 in stamp duty.

Evening Standard

Death penalty for ‘sabotage’ of defence sites by activists ruled out by minister

Parliament heard arson at a naval dockyard was a capital offence until 1971, amid questions over the adequacy of the current law.

The Independent UK

Martha’s rule must be rolled out to maternity care, urges mother of teenager who died of sepsis

Merope Mills says new rapid review service should be available to maternity services ‘to give women a greater voice’

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘The judge in this case will be HMRC’: Readers react as Angela Rayner admits tax mistake

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over the deputy prime minister’s tax error. While some have insisted she knew what she was doing and should resign, others have defended her for relying on professional advice and correcting the mistake

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer dodges Scottish press on trip to Glasgow

KEIR Starmer has been panned for dodging the press on a trip to Scotland.

Evening Standard

Starmer urges Ukraine allies to ‘go even further’ in pressure on Russia

The Prime Minister joined a virtual call of the coalition of the willing with around 25 world leaders on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

Universities cannot return to what they looked like in the 2010s, says Kyle

Speaking at the Universities UK conference, the technology secretary said too many universities are competing for the same pool of students.

Evening Standard

The Labour ministers ousted in scandals as Angela Rayner resigns over tax affairs

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

The Independent UK

Video: Rayner’s home vandalised with ‘tax evader’ graffiti

Angela Rayner’s seaside flat in Hove has been vandalised with “tax evader” graffiti, after the deputy prime minister revealed that she had failed to pay enough stamp duty on the property.

The Guardian - UK

Rayner’s future in balance as firm used to buy flat in stamp duty row says it did not offer tax advice

Report from prime minister’s standards adviser, Laurie Magnus, is due today

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