7 d. ago Labour MPs have Thursday deadline to enter deputy leadership race

The party is electing a new deputy leader following Angela Rayner’s resignation after breaching the ministerial code over her flat purchase.

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1 week ago Crisis engulfs Labour as Angela Rayner is forced to step down as deputy PM

Starmer brings forward cabinet reshuffle to restore order but fallout likely to further damage party’s reputationKeir Starmer is battling to get a grip on the crisis that has engulfed his government, with his deputy prime minister Angela Rayner forced to step down after breaching the ministerial code over her tax arrangements.The prime minister brought forward a major cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to restore order and get back on the front foot after a damaging few days, with Yvette Cooper, David Lammy and Shabana Mahmood all moved to prominent new roles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Starmer forced to shake up top team after Rayner resigns over tax row

Reeves the only senior minister to keep her job as PM forced into major reshuffle after Rayner resigns for breaching the ministerial code

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1 week ago How did Angela Rayner manage to underpay stamp duty? A legal expert explains

Angela Rayner has resigned after being found to have breached the ministerial code in the wake of the stamp duty row

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1 week ago Angela Rayner ethics investigation finds she did breach ministerial code

The letter the independent ethics reviewer sent to the Prime Minister about Angela Rayner has been released in full

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1 week ago Full letter detailing how Angela Rayner breached the ministerial code

Sir Laurie Magnus has set out exactly what went wrong in his letter to the Prime Minister

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1 week ago Rayner’s job in jeopardy as ministerial rules breach verdict looms

The Deputy Prime Minister referred herself to the ethics watchdog after admitting an underpayment of stamp duty on a flat purchase.

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