Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them. The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Number of Whitehall civil servants working from home increases sparking backlash Twelve Government departments reported a drop in office attendance, while only five saw an increase Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Angela Rayner arrives for Cabinet meeting in striking sunglasses as row over her tax affairs rumbles on Angela Rayner’s striking sunglasses catches the eye as she attends the first Cabinet meeting since the summer recess Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Keir Starmer to host Cabinet meeting after poaching top Rachel Reeves aide in No 10 reshuffle The Prime Minister is celebrating his 63rd birthday today as he faces a host of challenges from the small boats crisis to tight public finances Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025
Angela Rayner’s Hove flat: five questions for the deputy PM What Rayner may be asked to explain about the arrangements behind her purchase of an £800,000 home The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Starmer’s reshuffle and stories about Rayner reveal trouble at the top of the Labour party NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer has attempted to take back control of his government with a mini-reshuffle on MPs return from recess. But tension at the top of the party has not gone away, political editor David Maddox reports The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Starmer says public should be ‘proud’ of Rayner amid furore over flat IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? Whether it’s her housing, clothes, the restaurants she goes to, or the fact she watches opera and drinks wine, she can apparently do nothing right, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Angela Rayner barred by court order from revealing tax details, says No 10 Deputy PM, under scrutiny over flat purchase, ‘restricted from providing further information’, says Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Angela Rayner unable to explain housing arrangements ‘due to court order’, Downing Street says It comes amid continued criticism of the deputy prime minister’s purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Gaza Sunbirds fly Palestinian flag at Para Cycling Worlds despite fear of news from home Palestine team members were checking anxiously for news from home even while they were competing at the Para Cycling Road World Championships The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Starmer issues warning after saying he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying flags The widespread flying of flags, after an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, has become contentious The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Keir Starmer accidentally calls Angela Rayner an ‘incredible prime minister’ Keir Starmer accidentally called Angela Rayner an “incredible prime minister” as he defended his deputy. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Country should be ‘proud’ Angela Rayner is deputy PM, says Starmer amid flat row The Prime Minister said it was a ‘mistake’ for people to brief against or talk down Ms Rayner. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025 Starmer has confidence in Angela Rayner amid row over flat The Deputy Prime Minister represents a constituency in Greater Manchester and has a grace and favour flat in Westminster.
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025 PM backs Angela Rayner as deputy faces growing pressure over property portfolio Conservatives have called for Ms Rayner to face an ethics inquiry after it was reported she saved £40,000 in stamp duty when she bought an £800,000 flat in Brighton
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025 Angela Rayner ‘clear she followed rules’ when buying Hove flat, says Bridget Phillipson Education secretary defends her cabinet colleague against claims she avoided stamp duty when buying property
Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025 Rayner has right to spend money as she chooses, says Phillipson in row over flat The Education Secretary said the Deputy Prime Minister has insisted she followed the rules over her £800,000 purchase in Hove.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025 Voices: I am surprised by the cries of ‘Keir must go’: a change of prime minister won’t solve Labour’s problems COMMENT: As the Conservatives showed so clearly during the later years of their government, if you only change the prime minister without finding solutions to the issues the public cares about, you haven’t solved anything at all, writes John Rentoul
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Conservatives call for ethics probe into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs The Telegraph newspaper claimed Ms Rayner, who is also the Housing Secretary, paid £30,000 instead of £70,000 in stamp duty on a second home.
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025 OPINION - Labour's calamitous first year has turned the country into a tinderbox On the bright side, it’s not as bad as France, where the government may have to be bailed out by the IMF. There the tumbrils are rolling and the French Left is planning what looks like a general strike, with the fun slogan, “Bloquons tout” or ‘block everything’. Emmanuel Macron…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025 Rayner set to hit English councils that block new housing with tougher sanctions Local authorities could be forced to approve new developments or risk giving planning control to Whitehall
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Has Angela Rayner done anything wrong with the purchase of her Hove flat? Angela Rayner is facing mounting criticism over her purchase of a second home in Hove – but has she actually done anything wrong?
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Voices: Angela ‘three homes’ Rayner has done nothing wrong – and the Tories know it COMMENT: The Conservative Party is making a mistake by joining in the right-wing press vendetta against the deputy prime minister, says John Rentoul
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025 Angela Rayner 'dodged £40,000 stamp duty payment when buying Hove flat' The Deputy Prime Minister is believed to have avoided extra stamp duty when she removed her name from the deeds of her property in her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency