The real villain in the Angela Rayner saga: stamp duty
Thursday, 4 September 2025 () Labour has launched a patronising defence of Angela Rayner for her “working class” background. They should be gunning for a different target: the insidious tax that’s caused her so much trouble, says Alys Denby Being working class is, if you’re to believe the Labour front bench, a reasonable excuse for tax avoidance. Keir Starmer stood [...]
Angela Rayner admits she owes additional tax on her Hove flat, after taking expert legal advice. She says she initially relied on counsel that she was liable for standard stamp duty but later found this was inaccurate due to a family trust. The deputy prime minister has alerted the independent...
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson expresses confidence in deputy prime minister Angela Rayner amid scrutiny over unpaid stamp duty. She highlights Rayner's "complicated" family arrangements,..
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..
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..
Thursday, 4 September 2025 ()
Labour has launched a patronising defence of Angela Rayner for her “working class” background. They should be gunning for a different target: the insidious tax that’s caused her so much trouble, says Alys Denby Being working class is, if you’re to believe the Labour front bench, a reasonable excuse for tax avoidance. Keir Starmer stood [...]
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