Angela Rayner to resign from government after admitting to not paying enough stamp duty, Sky News understands duty

Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after admitting she did not pay enough stamp duty on her second home.

She has also quit as deputy leader of the Labour Party, an elected post.

Sir Keir Starmer's second-in-command has stepped down after admitting she should have paid more stamp duty on a home she bought in Hove, East Sussex, as it was her second property.

News of her resignation came just moments after Sir Keir's spokesman revealed the prime minister had received a report on whether she had breached the ministerial code or not from his standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after Ms Rayner referred herself to him earlier this week.

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Speaking to Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast earlier this week, Ms Rayner said she was given legal advice stating that the standard rate of stamp duty applied, but following media reports, she sought expert counsel, who said more tax was due.

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