Angela Rayner under pressure to clarify property questions amid hypocrisy accusations
Monday, 1 September 2025 () Angela Rayner is facing mounting scrutiny over her property portfolio, with accusations that she avoided £40,000 in stamp duty and questions around a house valuation in her constituency. These suggestions are made more embarrassing by her dual roles as deputy prime minister and housing secretary. The Times has reported on the “remarkable coincidence” that, at [...]
Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly says Angela Rayner has "serious questions to answer" over her stamp duty admission. While stressing he is not alleging illegality, he said the housing secretary went to "extraordinary lengths" to minimise tax while criticising others for the same behaviour,...
Kemi Badenoch criticises Deputy PM Angela Rayner, saying Labour ministers are seeking to raise taxes while she tries to avoid paying her own. She calls the situation "hypocrisy" and says Prime Minister..
The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was “very proud to sit alongside” Angela Rayner after she admitted she underpaid stamp duty on a property she bought and had referred herself to the..
Monday, 1 September 2025 ()
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