"Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her 800,000 flat in Hove. She has also stepped down as deputy leader of the Labour Party, a position to which she was elected by party members. Her departure comes ahead of the publication of a report from the prime minister's ethics adviser into Rayner's tax situation."
"Her resignation leaves a big hole at the top of government, both as deputy PM and in her role at the housing department where she was responsible for delivering one of Labour's key pledges to build 1.5 million homes by the end of the Parliament. On Wednesday, Rayner acknowledged that she had not paid enough tax when buying her East Sussex flat but said this was a "mistake" resulting from legal advice that had failed to "properly take account" of her circumstances."
Angela Rayner resigned as housing secretary, deputy prime minister and deputy leader of the Labour Party after admitting she underpaid stamp duty on an £800,000 flat in Hove. She stepped down two days after the admission and before publication of a report from the prime minister's ethics adviser into her tax situation. Rayner had been on Labour's frontbenches since 2015 and joined government in July 2024 when Labour won the general election. Her departure leaves a senior gap at the housing department, where she led delivery of Labour's pledge to build 1.5 million homes by the end of the Parliament. Rayner said the underpayment was a mistake caused by legal advice that failed properly to take account of her circumstances, that she contacted HMRC to arrange additional tax payment and referred herself for investigation.
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