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ANGELA Rayner was “right” to resign as deputy prime minister and deputy leader of the Labour Party following a row about her tax affairs, Anas…

There have been more government departures in the first 14 months of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership than in those of his immediate predecessors.

IAN Murray has left Government as Keir Starmer reshuffles his Cabinet following Angela Rayner's resignation, it is understood.

The senior Labour figure resigned after the government’s independent ethics adviser concluded she breached the ministerial code

The party now finds itself with the prospect of having to elect a new deputy, a contest which could see Labour’s factional divides aired publicly.

Angela Rayner sensationally quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary just one hour before Nigel Farage took to the stage in Birmingham

Ms Rayner has faced mounting pressure to stand down.

Former housing secretary once described herself as ‘John Prescott in a skirt’.

So, it’s farewell to Angela Rayner, at once the most interesting, the most flammable and the most catastrophically embarrassing member of the Labour front bench. For better and worse, she was a lightning conductor for Sir Keir Starmer. As his Deputy, she did what deputies aren’t supposed to do, namely,…

Northerner whose emotional openness was an electoral asset eventually had to follow advice she had given to Tory rivals and quit

In the UK, levies are charged on property purchases, with higher charges due on more expensive homes and second homes.