BREAKING: Angela Rayner Resigns as Deputy Prime Minister

BREAKING: Angela Rayner Resigns as Deputy Prime Minister

London, 5 September 2025

After being found to have breached the ministerial code, Angela Rayner resigned from her position as housing secretary and deputy prime minister.

The now-former deputy prime minister acknowledged underpaying stamp duty on her second house in Hove, which prompted an investigation headed by ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus.

She said she "deeply regretted" the £40,000 tax underpayment that resulted from faulty advice when she bought her £800,000 seafront flat in Hove.

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has been unclear about whether he would fire his housing secretary and deputy prime minister if it turned out that she had violated the ministerial code. (Source: LinkedIn news and City AM)