10 h. ago McGovern quits Labour deputy leader race to back frontrunner Phillipson

Her withdrawal leaves five candidates competing to succeed Angela Rayner, who resigned last week amid a row over her tax affairs.

Politics

14 h. ago Keir Starmer quizzed on Angela Rayner tax row at Prime Minister's Questions

The Ashton-under-Lyne MP resigned as a minister last week

Politics

28 h. ago The terrifying signals that have left me convinced Rachel Reeves is about to axe vital tax breaks on pensions: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

With interest in Angela Rayner's tax affairs ebbing away, the focus has swung towards the upcoming Budget - and plans to tax our hard-earned wealth.

Economics

37 h. ago Voices: Why is Nigel Farage so touchy when asked about his finances?

When the Reform UK leader is questioned about who actually owns the £900,000 Clacton property where he lives and how much stamp duty was paid on it – especially in light of Angela Rayner’s resignation over a tax irregularity – Farage becomes uncharacteristically irritable. Why might that be, asks Sean O’Grady

Politics

45 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon defends her tax arrangements as she claims sympathy for Angela Rayner

Nicola Sturgeon defended her tax decisions following criticism that it was wrong of her to avoid paying a higher amount on her non-Holyrood earnings.The former First Minister also said she sympathised with Labour’s Angela Rayner.

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4 d. ago Green Party leader says he feels 'compassion' for Angela Rayner but calls on Farage to quit over tax affairs

The newly elected leader said he sympathises with the former Deputy PM and asks whether Reform UK’s Nigel Farage should also quit

Politics

4 d. ago Angela Rayner faces calls to give up £17,000 government payoff after quitting over tax affairs

The Deputy PM dramatically resigned yesterday following a standards report that concluded she broke the ministerial code.

Economics

4 d. ago Reform MP claims Nigel Farage’s tax affairs ‘irrelevant’ to the public

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice wanted to take the spotlight away from Nigel Farage’s tax affairs amid concerns over whether he used a legal loophole to not pay the full stamp duty on his constituency home in Clacton

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4 d. ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tries to move on as Labour MPs 'gutted' over Angela Rayner tax row fallout

Ashton-under-Lyne MP Ms Rayner's sudden resignation prompted the first major reshuffle of the PM's premiership

Politics

5 d. ago Cabinet big beasts swap jobs as Keir Starmer reshuffles frontbench in wake of Angela Rayner resignation: RECAP

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner awaits the outcome of an ethics report into her tax affairs after she admitted underpaying stamp duty.

Politics

5 d. ago LIZZY BUCHAN: Angela Rayner's departure leaves a headache for Keir Starmer

The row over Angela Rayner's tax affairs was the last thing Keir Starmer needed as he sought to reset his Government - and the problems aren't over for the Prime Minister

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5 d. 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

Politics

5 d. ago Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out in Keir Starmer's top team after Angela Rayner quits

The Prime Minister has shaken up his top team after Angela Rayner was forced to resign over her tax affairs

Politics

5 d. ago Keir Starmer reshuffles Cabinet after Angela Rayner quits over tax error

Keir Starmer promoted Shabana Mahmood to Home Secretary as he shuffled his pack, making David Lammy deputy PM and moving Yvette Cooper to head the Foreign Office

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5 d. ago Keir's Cabinet bloodbath: David Lammy's face says it all as he leaves No 10 after being ousted as Foreign Secretary

Keir Starmer effectively went back to the drawing board after a dismal first year in power and torrid summer of migration protests.

Events

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves among the few survivors of Keir Starmer's brutal Cabinet purge despite Britain's stalling economy and mounting threat of debt crisis

After being forced into action by Angela Rayner 's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister over her tax row, Sir Keir carried out a frantic reshuffle of his administration.

Events

5 d. ago Angela Rayner resignation RECAP: Starmer reshuffles cabinet after Rayner resigns over underpaying stamp duty

The Deputy Prime Minister has faced mounting pressure to stand down after admitting she underpaid stamp duty on a flat she bought in Hove

Politics

5 d. ago Will Rachel Reeves be the ONLY survivor of Keir Starmer's brutal Cabinet purge despite Britain's stalling economy and mounting threat of a debt crisis?

After being forced into action by Angela Rayner 's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister over her tax row, Sir Keir carried out a frantic reshuffle of his administration.

Events

5 d. ago The Labour ministers ousted in scandals as Angela Rayner resigns over tax affairs

If Angela Rayner resigns over her stamp duty scandal, she will become the fifth Labour minister to lose their job over allegations of wrongdoing in just over a year

Politics

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper axed as Home Secretary in panicking Starmer's Cabinet bloodbath after Angela Rayner quit: David Lammy is moved from Foreign Secretary to Deputy PM

Keir Starmer is moving Yvette Cooper from the Home Office in an apparent admission that borders policy needs an overhaul, after a torrid summer of migration protests.

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