Deputy prime minister and housing minister Angela Rayner has resigned after failing to pay £40,000 stamp duty on a flat in Hove, East Sussex
Earlier this week Angela Rayner had referred herself to an ethics investigation over her purchase of an £800,000 seaside flat came under scrutiny.
Prime minister Keir Starmer initially stood by her, but told the BBC on Thursday that he would ‘act on whatever the report is that’s put in front of me’. The loss of Rayner has been seen by many to be a significant dent in Starmer’s government, where Rayner was considered one of the establishment’s most authentic working-class voices.
Angela Rayner tendered her resignation in the letter below:
— Angela Rayner (@AngelaRayner) September 5, 2025
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