The Latest Breaking News from Angela Rayner

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 · Sep 5, 2025

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 · Sep 5, 2025

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 · Sep 5, 2025

Who are Angela Rayner’s family?

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

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025

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 · Sep 5, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

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 · Sep 5, 2025

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’.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2025

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 · Sep 5, 2025