1 hour 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.

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3 h. ago LIZZY BUCHAN: Angela Rayner's future is one of Keir Starmer's most difficult tests yet

'Angela Rayner has faced endless attacks from the right but revelations about her tax affairs are more than political mud-slinging and won't be easily shaken off', writes Mirror Political Editor Lizzy Buchan

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3 h. ago Angela Rayner fights for political survival after property tax admission

Deputy prime minister faces hefty stamp duty bill as she waits for government ethics adviser to rule on affair

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4 h. ago Angela Rayner faces calls to resign as she admits not paying enough tax on flat purchase

Deputy Prime Minister fighting for political future after revealing she paid too little stamp duty after receiving incorrect legal advice

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5 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.

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5 h. ago Angela Rayner's future in doubt as she admits she should have paid more tax: RECAP

RECAP: Angela Rayner has admitted not paying enough tax on her second home in a dramatic move leaving her political future in limbo. Here is an overview of the events that happened after.

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7 h. ago Rayner fights for political future as she admits: I did not pay enough tax

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

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8 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.

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10 h. ago Angela Rayner's future in doubt as she admits she should have paid more tax: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner admits she didn't pay enough tax on second home

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10 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.

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10 h. ago Angela Rayner admits she did not pay enough tax on second home purchase

The Deputy Pri.me Minister made the admission in an interview

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10 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

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11 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.

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11 h. ago Angela Rayner admits she didn't pay enough tax on second home and considered resigning

Deputy PM Angela Rayner has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards after admitting she didn't pay enough tax on a second home

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7 d. ago Starmer’s EU negotiator gives stronger backing to youth mobility scheme

Nick Thomas-Symonds indicates closer ties with Europe in future and promises to agree agriculture dealUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s lead negotiator on Europe has enthused about how excited he is by the prospect of an EU youth mobility scheme, as he signalled a broader government shift towards embracing closer ties with the bloc.Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Cabinet Office minister in charge of negotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU, said on Wednesday he was looking forward to signing a deal to let young people travel and work more freely across Europe. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gavin Newsom is taking the fight to Trump – but for whom is he fighting? | Arwa Mahdawi

The California governor is one of the few Democrats who seems ready to play the president at his own game. But he also has to show voters that he has empathy and a vision for their futureEvery time you think US politics could not possibly get any stupider, it does. Today’s instalment of “we live in hell, where politicians are passing around the last remaining brain cell” comes via New York and the latest shenanigans of the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. Desperate to distract voters from a steady stream of scandals, the latest of which involves a former aide giving a reporter a crisp packet filled with cash after an Adams mayoral campaign event, he is trying hard to flex his social media muscles.This weekend, Adams joined Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who is running as an independent in November’s election, and others in mocking Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic Democratic candidate and frontrunner, for his weightlifting efforts at a community event. Adams posted a side-by-side video on...

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8 d. ago Reform would pay the Taliban to take back migrants, Zia Yusuf admits

The former party chairman said he thinks it is ‘quite reasonable’ to hand money to the regime in order to agree a returns agreement

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2 w. ago Michael Johnson admits Grand Slam Track cannot pay its athletes until new investors are found

Johnson says he has to ‘own’ the failings of his new athletics championship

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3 w. ago Crystal Palace keen to sell captain Marc Guéhi before transfer window closes

Palace could lose player for nothing next yearLiverpool reluctant to pay £40m asking priceThe Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, has admitted that they are looking to sell their captain Marc Guéhi in this transfer window to avoid potentially losing him for nothing next summer.The England defender has entered the final 12 months of his contract at Selhurst Park and is wanted by a number of Premier League teams, including Liverpool and Newcastle. It is understood that Arne Slot’s side – who lost to Palace on penalties in the Community Shield on Sunday – is Guéhi’s preferred option, although they have so far been reluctant to pay Palace’s £40m valuation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Death in Paradise star admits being sacked from job and failing to pay rent before fame

Actor Kris Marshall, who played Humphrey Goodman in Death in Paradise, has opened up about his journey to stardom and one unfortunate experience he had before getting his break

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