Angela Rayner quits after £40,000 stamp duty tax controversy

Angela Rayner’s has quit and deputy prime minister and housing secretary after an investigation into her tax affairs over her purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.

The deputy prime minister has faced mounting pressure to stand down over recent days after admitting she underpaid stamp duty by £40,000 on the flat she bought earlier this year.

Ms Rayner referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards Sir Laurie Magnus who sent his report into her conduct to Keir Starmer saying her position in government was untenable, according to reports.

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