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The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

Pressure mounts on deputy PM as Conservatives demand stamp duty probe

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner battles for political future after tax bill admission

The Deputy Prime Minister has referred herself to both the Government’s independent ethics adviser and to HMRC.

Evening Standard

Starmer needs to show he is on the side of working people or Farage will become PM, warns Labour’s biggest backer

Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform

The Independent UK

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Tories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty

Ms Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said.

Evening Standard

Tories call for HMRC investigation into Angela Rayner stamp duty scandal

Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said

The Independent UK

Rayner battling for political survival after referring herself to ethics adviser

Deputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flat

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy has left her future hanging by a thread

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whatever her excuse for failing to pay the right amount of stamp duty on her second home, the deputy prime minister’s conduct has been disappointing and damaging to the government

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UK deputy PM admits underpaying tax as opposition seeks her dismissal

Angela Rayner denies she wanted to dodge the extra tax, adding that she made a ‘mistake’ following legal advice.

Al Jazeera

Angela Rayner is a picture of misery but Dr Kemi passes up open goal

While Badenoch retreated to her PMQs script, the real opposition leader was at a Washington hearing on free speech

The Guardian - UK

Can Keir Starmer afford to sack Angela Rayner over her stamp duty error?

Prime minister has a track record of firing errant ministers – but will her power within the party protect his beleaguered deputy?

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - In defence of Angela Rayner, who dared to defy her class

The United States government tracks the likelihood of nuclear war on a 1-5 scale called “DEFCON” (DEFCON 1 means Armageddon is imminent). Did you know that somewhat more parochially, the British government tracks social class on the “National Statistics Socio-economic Classification”, or NS-SEC?

Evening Standard

Is 'Three Pads Rayner' Finally Resigning Amid Property Scandal? Angela Rayner Finally Speaks Out

Angela Rayner tearfully admits underpaying stamp duty on her £800k Hove flat and refers herself to ethics watchdog. Tories demand her resignation as pressure mounts on the Deputy PM.

International Business Times UK

Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth

It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth

The Independent UK

Bank of England chief warns attacks on central bank independence are ‘dangerous’

Andrew Bailey said he was ‘very concerned’ by independence issues facing the US’s Federal Reserve.

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The Independent UK

Who could replace Angela Rayner as she resigns over stamp duty row?

Serving as both deputy prime minister and housing secretary, Angela Rayner’s resignation is a major headache for the prime minister. But who are the likely candidates to replace her?

Evening Standard

What is stamp duty, and what has Angela Rayner said about her flat purchase?

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

The Independent UK

Starmer says Rayner ‘did the right thing’ over underpaid stamp duty

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The Independent UK

What to know about stamp duty and how to avoid falling foul of the rules

Angela Rayner has disclosed she underpaid stamp duty, described by an expert as a ‘confusing mess’

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The Independent UK

Angela Rayner’s job is on the line – and she knows it

NEWS ANALYSIS: In opposition, Angela Rayner berated rule-breaking Tory ministers, saying it was ‘one rule for them and another for everybody else’. Now her job is on the line over her own misconduct on her tax affairs, writes political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Reform media ban in Nottinghamshire is a disturbing glimpse of a future with Farage in power

COMMENT: As Nigel Farage attacked the state of free speech in the UK in front of a congressional committee in Washington DC, The Independent’s political editor David Maddox discusses Reform’s attitude to a free press

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner: The working-class defender of Labour values

The Deputy Prime Minister once described herself as ‘John Prescott in a skirt’.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘too arrogant’ to admit he’s got things wrong, Badenoch tells Commons

The Conservative leader pressed the Prime Minister on borrowing costs, unemployment, and future tax rises, at PMQs.

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner’s full statement on her stamp duty underpayment

Deputy PM reveals details of family situation and discusses legal advice she says she received over purchase of Hove flat

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800,000 seaside flat

Exclusive: Deputy PM refers herself to ethics adviser as confirmation puts her position under threat

Evening Standard

It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer

Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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