14 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Angela Rayner after Tory outrage over £800,000 Hove flat

Keir Starmer defended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, saying she was a 'great story of British success', after the Tories called for a probe into her tax affairs

Economics

15 h. ago 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

Events

16 h. ago Keir Starmer defends ‘incredible’ Angela Rayner over flat purchase row

Sir Keir’s backing for Angela Rayner comes amid continued criticism of her purchase of an £800,000 flat in Hove

Politics

17 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

Economics

17 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer responds after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

Economics

17 h. ago 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.

Politics

17 h. ago 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.

Politics

18 h. ago Court order is stopping Angela Rayner revealing more about property deals, says No10

Keir Starmer's spokesman said the Deputy PM is 'urgently' working on a way to give more details 'in the interests of public transparency'. The nature of the order is not known.

Economics

18 h. ago 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

Events

20 h. ago Angela Rayner faces growing pressure over her property portfolio as questions mount

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

Events

22 h. ago The Labour 'civil war' fuelling Angela Rayner sleaze crisis amid bitter infighting over who should succeed Keir Starmer

Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart said it was 'very likely' damaging information about Ms Rayner's (pictured) personal life and tax affairs is being leaked by Labour rivals.

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23 h. ago The Labour 'civil war' fueling Angela Rayner sleaze crisis amid bitter infighting over who should succeed Keir Starmer

Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart said it was 'very likely' damaging information about Ms Rayner's (pictured) personal life and tax affairs is being leaked by Labour rivals.

Events

31 h. ago Angela Rayner is warned her plan to hand trade unions more power 'violates human rights'

As part of her reforms to employment rights, the party's deputy leader (pictured) is scrapping a Tory-era requirement for union members to opt in if they want to contribute towards political funds.

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32 h. ago Angela Rayner sleaze crisis is being fuelled by Labour 'civil war' over who should succeed Keir Starmer, Tories claim

Shadow Cabinet minister Alex Burghart said it was 'very likely' damaging information about Ms Rayner's (pictured) personal life and tax affairs is being leaked by Labour rivals.

Events

41 h. ago "She's an adult, if she wants to buy a flat she can buy a flat"

Angela Rayner has been defended by the education secretary amid a deepening row over her new £800k pad

Politics

45 h. ago 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.

Economics

50 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson's brutal swipe at Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner for trying to be 'relatable'

Jeremy Clarkson has taken aim at Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner in a scathing new column, saying he wants leaders who can run the country instead of trying to be "relatable"

Politics

53 h. ago Revealed: The massive deposit Angela Rayner put down on her new £800k seaside pad

The new revelation comes after the Deputy Prime Minister was criticised by a Labour MP over her controversial property dealings involving her £800,000 flat in East Sussex.

Economics

54 h. ago Angela Rayner in fresh hypocrisy storm as it emerges Deputy PM's boyfriend 'works for lobby group whose client was handed huge Labour cash boost'

Her partner Sam Tarry has been revealed as part of a lobby group who were given almost £300,000 in exceptional funding by the current government.

Economics

57 h. ago Angela Rayner accused of plotting 'chicken run' to safer seat in the south amid Reform's surge

Recent polling suggests the Deputy Prime Minister's seat of Ashton, which she has held since 2015, could fall to Nigel Farage 's party in the next election.

Politics