Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat

Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her £800,000 flat in Hove.

Her departure comes ahead of the publication of a report from the prime minister's ethics adviser into Rayner's tax situation.

Rayner had been on the Labour frontbenches since 2015 and took on her government jobs in July 2024, when Labour won the general election.

Her departure leaves a big hole at the top of government, both as deputy PM and in her role at the housing department where she was responsible for delivering one of Labour's key pledges – to build 1.5 million homes by the end of the Parliament.

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