6 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.

Events

7 h. ago Starmer criticises Reform and Tory ‘scaremongering’ as MPs return to Westminster

Sir Keir has promised a ‘national renewal’ after a summer of anti-migrant protests and troubling Labour poll ratings

Politics

7 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

9 h. ago Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage's 'scaremongering' as he makes pledge to British families

Keir Starmer has slammed the 'scaremongering' tactics of Reform UK and the Tories and said he is rolling up his sleeves to make a genuine difference to British families’ lives

Politics

16 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

20 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

25 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

28 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

29 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

32 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

38 h. ago Labour MP becomes first to hit out at Angela Rayner over homes tax row

A Labour MP has publicly condemned Angela Rayner over her controversial property dealings. 

Events

40 h. ago Voices: I am surprised by the cries of ‘Keir must go’: a change of prime minister won’t solve Labour’s problems

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

Politics

54 h. ago It's one rule for socialist Angela Rayner... and another for the rest of us: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

It's now obvious to all of us with half a brain that this Labour government is rotten to the core. And in a Cabinet of hypocrites, there is no more brazen exponent of the art than Angela Rayner.

Politics

54 h. ago Angela's very jolly summer by the sea... Dining at Chippy Chips, visits to a spa by the nudist beach, doing up her new apartment in a Hove mansion block: PAUL BRACCHI

For the past week, after her much-publicised appearance on the beach in Hove - wrapped in a £175 camo pink Dryrobe, sipping a glass of wine (pictured) - Angela Rayner has kept a low profile.

Society

56 h. ago 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.

Economics

58 h. ago Angela Rayner faces threat of sleaze probe amid accusations she 'escaped £40k in stamp duty' on purchase of £800k seaside apartment

The Conservatives have lodged a formal request for an investigation into whether the Deputy Prime Minister broke the ministerial code in her purchase of an £800,000 second home.

Economics

63 h. ago 'Labour hypocrisy on full show': How Angela Rayner attacked 'tax dodgers' before SHE was accused of 'escaping £40k in stamp duty' on seaside pad

The Labour deputy leader has repeatedly hit out at 'tax dodgers' during her years as an MP in the House of Commons.

Economics

64 h. ago 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?

Politics

65 h. ago Has Angela Rayner broken any rules by dodging stamp duty on her £800k Hove flat?

Angela Rayner is facing mounting criticism over her purchase of a second home in Hove – but has she actually done anything wrong?

Economics

66 h. ago Angela Rayner tax row: Experts explain how stamp duty works on second homes

We explain the rules around stamp duty and how much people pay on second homes - and get expert views on Rayner's situation.

Economics