Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resolved her tax affairs with HMRC following an investigation, settling £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty. The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne said she had been ...

Angela Rayner has climbed from childhood in poverty to the top government job – but now she is being called to resign after admitting she did not pay the correct amount of stamp duty on her flat.

Angela Rayner has resigned from Government after an investigation into her tax affairs by Sir Keir Starmer’s independent standards adviser. She had faced mounting pressure to stand down in recent days ...

Her against-the-odds story and personality would make her a formidable opponent in any Labour leadership contest.

David Lammy is the UK’s new Deputy Prime Minister, following a major government reshuffle prompted by Angela Rayner’s departure in the row over stamp duty tax. She held the post and another as housing ...