All news on the topic: Angela Rayner

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Labour MPs voice unease about Prime Minister’s control of party
Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour leadership bid amid growing speculation that Sir Keir Starmer might leave office before the next election, according to claims.
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Starmer criticised for appointing former ambassador linked to Epstein emails
Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander has defended Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson, amid growing backlash over the former ambassador’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Migrant crossings exceed 30,000 in record time as the UK faces a border crisis
The number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel has exceeded 30,000 in record time.
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Angela Rayner is set to receive £17,000 in severance despite breaching the Ministerial code
Angela Rayner will receive a substantial severance package of nearly £17,000 after losing her position – just weeks before new rules preventing disgraced MPs from receiving such payments take effect.
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Angela Rayner’s resignation triggers fierce Labour deputy leadership contest
Angela Rayner’s resignation not only as deputy prime minister but also as deputy Labour leader has triggered a fierce internal election battle to find her successor, and potentially a simultaneous battle for the soul of the party … again.
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Resident pays to remove offensive graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s home
A resident has paid for the clean-up of graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s flat in Hove, according to the Brighton and Hove City Council.
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Labour faces internal battle over deputy leadership following Rayner’s exit
Ms Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, Housing Secretary, and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party on Friday following a misconduct investigation triggered by allegations of tax evasion.
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Baroness Poppy Gustafsson steps down as UK investment minister after serving for less than a year
UK investment minister Baroness Poppy Gustafsson is reportedly stepping down less than a year after being appointed to the role, following her tenure as the former boss of cybersecurity firm Darktrace.
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Angela Rayner could be dismissed as early as today if she broke the ministerial code
Angela Rayner could be dismissed as early as today if Sir Keir Starmer’s ethics adviser determines that she violated the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside flat.
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Police probe graffiti attack on Angela Rayner’s hove flat amid tax row
Police have launched an investigation after a property tax dispute resulted in Angela Rayner’s seaside home being vandalized.
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Conveyancing firm claims it provided no tax advice in Rayner flat purchase
The conveyancing firm that Angela Rayner used to complete her purchase of an £800,000 flat on the south coast said it did not offer her tax advice and completed her stamp duty return based only on information she provided.
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‘Tax Evader B**’: Angela Rayner’s Hove flat defaced with foul graffiti in stamp duty scandal
Angela Rayner’s controversial Hove seaside flat at the centre of the stamp duty row surrounding the deputy PM has been defaced with graffiti.
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Critics accuse Starmer of hypocrisy after defending Rayner in stamp duty row
The Prime Minister has supported Angela Rayner after she acknowledged an underpayment of stamp duty on a seaside flat, which led to Opposition calls for her resignation.
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Angela Rayner admits underpaying tax on £800k flat
Angela Rayner has acknowledged for the first time that she had not paid enough stamp duty when she bought an £800,000 flat in Hove earlier this summer.
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UK building safety regulator blamed for 1,200 empty homes two years after Grenfell reforms
Sky News can reveal that there are 1,210 completed homes which cannot be occupied due to delays caused by the government’s building safety regulator.
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Keir Starmer holds first Cabinet meeting since reshuffling as Labour confronts economic and migration challenges
Sir Keir Starmer will convene his Cabinet for its first meeting following a major overhaul of his Downing Street team, as he aims to refresh his Government after a challenging summer.
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Court order blocks Angela Rayner from full transparency on tax affairs
Angela Rayner cannot be fully transparent about the tax arrangements on her second home because there is a court order preventing her from revealing the relevant information, Downing Street has said.
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Rayner’s £800,000 Hove flat sparks accusations of tax avoidance and hypocrisy
Angela Rayner put down a whopping £150,000 deposit on her lavish new seaside pad, it has been revealed - as backlash continues to grow over her housing affairs.
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Controversy over Rayner’s seaside property intensifies amid £40,000 stamp duty allegations
Recently, fellow cabinet members and political allies have defended the Housing Secretary’s home purchase after she spent £800,000 on a seafront property in East Sussex.
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‘Nothing to hide’: Rayner defends £700k Brighton pad
Angela Rayner has admitted to a council tax controversy involving her three homes. The Deputy Prime Minister has recently purchased a seaside apartment near Brighton for over £700,000.
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Angela Rayner buys £700k Brighton flat as third home amid housing row
Deputy PM Angela Rayner has spent more than £700,000 on a luxury seaside apartment — her third home.
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Tears of the chancellor: Rachel Reeves explains why she broke down during her speech in parliament
Rachel Reeves stated she was ’clearly upset’ during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, but believed it was her duty to be on the front bench.
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In the UK, the parental leave system is being overhauled: fathers may gain entitlement from their very first day of employment
Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one employment rights
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Miliband and Rayner’s plan could raise construction costs by 20% and jeopardize pledge of 1.5 million new homes
Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner are considering copying French laws that impose strict net zero limits on housebuilders.
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Grenfell Tower demolition could begin as early as September
The government has stated that the demolition of Grenfell Tower could commence in September.