"In her resignation letter, Rayner said that she deeply regrets her decision not to seek additional specialist tax advice over her purchase of the Hove property. She said that she must also consider the significant toll that the ongoing pressure of the media is taking on her family, despite her journey from a teenage mum from a council estate in Stockport to the highest level of government being the honour of my life."
"Rayner had referred herself to the ethics adviser after confirming she would have to pay more stamp duty which experts have predicted could run to as much as 40,000 because she had incorrectly paid the lower rate on the flat in Hove. At the time, Rayner said she deeply regretted that the error had been made, after classifying the flat as her only property despite spending much of her time with her children at the family house in Ashton, Greater Manchester."
Angela Rayner stood down from government after the prime minister's ethics adviser found she breached the ministerial code over underpayment of stamp duty on an 800,000 seaside flat in Hove. Sir Laurie Magnus concluded she had acted with integrity and an exemplary commitment to public service but breached the code over her tax affairs. Rayner resigned as deputy, housing secretary and deputy leader, prompting a reshuffle while Rachel Reeves remains chancellor. Rayner expressed regret for not seeking specialist tax advice, cited media pressure on her family, and referred herself after being told additional stamp duty could be as much as 40,000.
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