13 h. ago Keir Starmer hits out at 'appalling' vandalism at Angela Rayner's flat as Deputy PM's new seaside home is daubed with 'tax evader' graffiti amid stamp duty row

Ms Rayner's apartment in Hove, East Sussex, was targeted overnight following her tearful admission that she failed to pay enough stamp duty on the £800,000 property.

Events

14 h. ago Operation Save Ange: Labour battles to save Rayner's career by claiming her critics are 'classist'... after she admitted not paying enough stamp duty on her second home

Cabinet colleagues of the Deputy Prime Minister suggested she was being unfairly treated for being a successful, working-class Northerner after she admitted underpaying stamp duty by £40,000.

Events

30 h. ago Is Starmer so spineless that he won't sack his Deputy Prime Minister (and Housing Secretary!) who dodged £40,000 in stamp duty?

Kemi Badenoch urged Keir Starmer to grow a 'backbone' and sack his deputy after she finally admitted failing to pay the full stamp duty due on a luxury £800,000 second home in Hove.

Politics

31 h. ago Allies back Angela Rayner over stamp duty error as she faces questions over her future

Keir Starmer and several top ministers threw their weight behind Angela Rayner after she admitted to paying the wrong rate of stamp duty on the purchase of a flat in Hove

Politics

32 h. ago Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy has left her future hanging by a thread

Editorial: Whatever her excuse for failing to pay the right amount of stamp duty on her second home, the deputy prime minister’s conduct has been disappointing and damaging to the government

Politics

34 h. ago Now even Labour MPs turn on their 'Red Queen' Angela Rayner as she faces HMRC probe and calls grow for Keir Starmer to sack her for tax 'hypocrisy'

The Deputy Prime Minister is under pressure to resign - if she's not sacked by Sir Keir Starmer - over the mishandling of her purchase of a £800,000 apartment in Hove, East Sussex.

Politics

35 h. ago Angela Rayner’s full statement after underpaying tax on second home

The Deputy PM revealed she had considered resigning and also confirmed she will pay any unpaid stamp duty requested by HMRC on her £800,000 seaside flat in Hove

Economics

36 h. ago Angela Rayner: Why did she not pay enough stamp duty? Who is her son? What is stamp duty?

Deputy First Minister Angela Rayner has made a detailed statement referring to details about her family, in explaining why she didn’t pay enough stamp duty on a second home.

Politics

37 h. ago How can tax 'hypocrite' Angela Rayner possibly keep her job? Calls for her to quit grow as Starmer fails to guarantee her job after she admitted not paying enough stamp duty on £800k flat

The Deputy Prime Minister, dubbed 'Three Pads' Rayner in a row over her trio of homes, said she 'deeply regrets' the error made when purchasing her £800,000 apartment in Hove, East Sussex.

Economics

37 h. ago Angela Rayner under pressure to resign as she admits not paying enough tax on flat purchase

The Deputy Prime Minister said she received incorrect legal advice that led to her paying less stamp duty

Economics

39 h. ago Starmer breaks silence after Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800k Hove flat

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken for the first time since Angela Rayner amitted that she did not pay enough stamp duty on her £800,000 second property in Hove.

Economics

39 h. ago Angela Rayner finally admits she DIDN'T pay enough stamp duty on her lavish £800k seaside flat, admits she discussed resigning and refers herself to ethics watchdog

The Deputy Prime Minister said she 'deeply regrets' the error made when purchasing her £800,000 seaside apartment in Hove, East Sussex.

Economics

39 h. ago Angela Rayner admits she didn't pay enough stamp duty on her second home

The Deputy Prime Minister has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards

Politics

39 h. ago Angela Rayner admits not paying enough tax on flat purchase and refers herself for investigation

The Deputy Prime Minister said she received incorrect legal advice that led to her paying less stamp duty

Economics

39 h. ago Angela Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800k Hove flat and refers herself to watchdog

Angela Rayner said she has referred herself to the ethics watchdog and will pay additional tax on the purchase of her seaside property

Economics

40 h. ago Angela Rayner admits she did not pay enough stamp duty on second home

The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Housing Secretary, said she had considered resigning over the issue.

Politics

64 h. ago Defiant Angela Rayner throws shade at Britain in a VERY striking outfit on first outing since being accused of failing to pay enough stamp duty on £800k third home

The deputy prime minister paid £30,000 instead of the full £70,000 rate levied on second homes when she purchased an £800,000 flat in Hove this summer by saying it was her only property.

Economics

6 d. 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

6 d. 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

6 d. ago Angela Rayner 'dodged £40,000 stamp duty payment when buying Hove flat'

The Deputy Prime Minister is believed to have avoided extra stamp duty when she removed her name from the deeds of her property in her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency

Economics