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Evening Standard
Politics
Niva Yadav

Green Party leader says he feels 'compassion' for Angela Rayner but calls on Farage to quit over tax affairs

Zack Polanski has expressed “compassion” for former Deputy PM Angela Rayner - (PA Wire)

The new leader of the Green Party has expressed “compassion” for Angela Rayner after she was forced to quit over her stamp duty scandal and suggested Nigel Farage should also resign over his tax affairs.

Zack Polanski said public sympathy for politicians who make mistakes has been “eroded” in recent years after a number of political scandals.

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