70 m. ago Angela Rayner’s political future in balance with rule breach report due – UK politics live

Verdict expected today over whether she broke rules on ministerial standards when buying Hove flatRayner’s future in balance as lawyers say they did not offer tax adviceThe Windrush commissioner has demanded “urgent reform” of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that “the Home Office is waiting for us to die off”.In a letter seen by the Guardian addressed to migration and equalities minister, Seema Malhotra, and shared with home secretary Yvette Cooper, Rev Clive Foster says it is “deeply concerning” that 66 people have died while waiting for compensation for the Windrush scandal.Given the age and health of many people affected by the scandal, reform is a matter of urgency. Justice must be delivered in their lifetimes.A phrase I’ve heard repeatedly from community members is that ‘the Home Office is waiting for us to die off’. While I don’t share this view, I believe it’s important that you hear it directly as it reflects the challenge you face in building trust.We ...

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20 h. ago Spineless Starmer repeatedly REFUSES to say he'll sack Rayner even if ministerial tax probe rules she broke rules when buying seaside flat

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.

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20 h. ago Starmer refuses to say he’ll sack Rayner if she is found to have broken ministerial code: UK politics live

Angela Rayner said she was given inaccurate legal advice that led her to underpay tax when buying a flat in Hove in May

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22 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.

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24 h. ago Deputy PM Angela Rayner's seaside flat vandalised amid stamp duty tax row

Residents living close by the Deputy PM Angela Rayner's flat said they were 'shocked and appalled' by the vandalism amid a row over stamp duty paid on the property

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25 h. ago Angela Rayner's seaside flat vandalised with 'Tax Evader' graffiti after stamp duty row

Angela Rayner's new seaside apartment in Hove has been vandalised after it was targeted overnight.

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43 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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44 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

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46 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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48 h. ago Starmer backs Rayner after she admits underpaying stamp duty on seaside flat

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

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48 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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49 h. ago Angela Rayner admits underpaying stamp duty on £800,000 seaside flat

Exclusive: Deputy PM refers herself to ethics adviser as confirmation puts her position under threatRead Rayner’s full statementExplainer: how damaging is the Rayner flat controversy?UK politics live – latest updatesAngela Rayner has admitted that she underpaid stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat, after coming under intense pressure to be more transparent about her property arrangements.The deputy prime minister has referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics adviser after confirming she will have to pay more of the property tax. She incorrectly paid the lower rate on the flat in Hove, she said. Experts have said the bill could run to as much as an extra £40,000. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Throwing shades: Defiant Angela Rayner breaks cover in Downing Street amid furious row over tax discount for her lavish new £800,000 seaside flat

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.

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

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3 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer responds after Angela Rayner criticised over seaside £800,000 flat

It comes after the purchase of a flat in Hove, East Sussex

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6 d. ago Angela Rayner 'avoided £40k stamp duty' on seaside flat after claiming it as main home

The Deputy Prime Minister has come under fire by the Conservatives.

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7 d. ago Angela three pads Rayner: Deputy PM buys £800k seaside apartment, owns £650k family house and lives in flat paid for by the taxpayer (...while backing tax hikes on homeowners)

Angela Rayner's Hove apartment is the latest addition to her burgeoning property empire - which includes a £650,000 four-bed in Greater Manchester and a grace-and-favour pad in Admiralty House.

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9 d. ago Voices: Criticising Angela Rayner for buying a second home is the worst kind of snobbery

Why does buying a nice seaside flat make you the most slagged-off woman in Britain? Flic Everett knows the answer

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1 week ago Angela 'Three Pads' Rayner is dubbed a hypocrite after splashing out on an £800,000 seaside bolthole to go with her family house and grace

Angela Rayner was branded a hypocrite on Sunday for buying a seaside apartment as her own department warns against the impact of second homes.

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2 w. ago Chloe Ayling's secret life in Snowdonia: Glamour model has settled into a new flat in Welsh seaside town after kidnap hell

In 2017, aged only 20, she was lured to a fake modelling assignment in Milan, then grabbed from behind and bundled into a suitcase.

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