Angela Rayner resigns as Deputy Prime Minister over stamp duty underpayment

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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned after admitting to underpaying £40,000 in stamp duty on her flat. Rayner wrongly claimed her £800,000 flat was her only home, avoiding a second-home surcharge. Her defense of bad legal advice faltered when her conveyancers denied providing tax advice. Her resignation is a significant blow to Keir Starmer, removing a key figure who embodied Labour's social mobility message and connected with voters.


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