3 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer's authority in tatters and government meltdown over Angela Rayner tax scandal

Her Rayn's over as Angela forced to resign from cabinet over a stamp duty tax scandal that just refused to go away - much to the embarrassment of boss Starmer

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3 h. ago Cabinet reshuffle: All the new appointments in Sir Keir Starmer’s top team

The Prime Minister has carried out a root and branch reshuffle of the Cabinet.

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5 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer makes major Cabinet reshuffle after Rayner quits over tax row

Ms Rayner quit Government following an official probe into her admission she did not pay enough stamp duty when she bought a seaside home.

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5 h. ago Douglas Alexander appointed new Scottish Secretary by Keir Starmer following major Cabinet reshuffle

The Labour veteran has taken charge of the Scotland Office and will be tasked with helping take the fight to the SNP ahead of next year's Holyrood election.

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6 h. ago Angela Rayner resigns LIVE: David Lammy becomes Deputy PM in reshuffle as MP quits cabinet over stamp duty scandal

Sir Keir Starmer set to announce reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s dramatic departure

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6 h. ago David Lammy appointed Deputy Prime Minister in cabinet reshuffle

Mr Lammy had served as Foreign Secretary since July 2024

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7 h. ago Labour Resignations and Retirements: Here are all 11 politicians to leave the Labour Government since the general election

There’s been a steady exodus of people under Sir Keir Starmer since he became Prime Minister.

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8 h. ago Panicking Keir Starmer launches 'Phase 3' as he axes Cabinet ministers in another bloody reshuffle after Angela Rayner is FINALLY forced to quit for failing to pay tax

Angela Rayner is understood to be leaving her post as Deputy PM after Sir Laurie Magnus delivered his verdict to Keir Starmer.

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8 h. ago ‘She’s let us all down’ – voters react in Rayner constituency

The MP left Government after Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty.

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8 h. ago Angela Rayner resigns LIVE: Reshuffle under way as Deputy PM forced to quit over stamp duty scandal

Sir Keir Starmer set to announce reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s dramatic departure

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9 h. ago Angela Rayner's resignation over tax scandal throws government into fresh disarray and sets up potential top party role for leftwing Starmer critic

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to carry out a wide reshuffle of his top team after Ms Rayner, 45, quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.

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9 h. ago Angela Rayner resigns LIVE: Deputy PM forced to quit over stamp duty scandal as Starmer to carry out reshuffle

Sir Keir Starmer set to announce reshuffle after Angela Rayner’s dramatic departure

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9 h. ago She was the authentic voice of the snarling Left, but as we now know, the Red Queen was a woman of gluttonous appetites with little between the ears: QUENTIN LETTS

Amid a Cabinet of dull mumblers, Angela Rayner was the eye-flashing exception. Sir Keir Starmer praised her 'working-class background' but actually that wasn't so rare, even in the modern Labour party.

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10 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues response as Angela Rayner resigns as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Minister

The Prime Minister wrote that he was "very sad" to see Angela Rayner resign as Deputy Prime Minister

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10 h. ago Angela Rayner's resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer in full

The Deputy Prime Minister and Ashton-under-Lyne said she 'took full responsibility' after admitting not paying enough stamp duty on a second home

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10 h. ago Angela Rayner QUITS complaining of 'strain on my family' after sleaze report finds she DID breach ministerial code with property dealings

Angela Rayner is understood to be leaving her post as Deputy PM after Sir Laurie Magnus delivered his verdict to Keir Starmer.

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10 h. ago Angela Rayner's resignation letter in full as she quits for breaching code

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has left Government following an investigation into her tax affairs by Sir Keir Starmer’s independent standards adviser. Ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus said Angela Rayner had “acted with integrity and with a dedicated and exemplary commitment to public service” but concluded she breached the ministerial code over her tax affairs.

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12 h. ago UK politics as it happened: Cooper becomes foreign secretary in cabinet overhaul after Rayner exit

Sir Keir Starmer conducts sweeping reshuffle after his deputy resigns following breach of ministerial code

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12 h. ago Richard Tice stumbles in grilling over Keir Starmer and Kim Jong Un comparison

Richard Tice fumbled his words as he was grilled on why Sir Keir Starmer was like Kim Jong Un after both the deputy Reform UK leader and Nigel Farage compared the UK to North Korea.

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16 h. ago Judgement day for Angela Rayner? Deputy PM's political future hanging by thread as tax rules breach verdict looms

Sir Keir Starmer said he would ‘of course’ act on the findings of Sir Laurie Magnus's probe into his deputy’s tax affairs

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