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Angela Rayner resigns as UK Deputy PM after stamp duty underpayment probe

Angela Rayner has resigned as UK Deputy Prime Minister after an inquiry found she fell short of ministerial standards over underpaid stamp duty on a Hove flat. She referred herself to the ethics adviser, who said she acted in good faith but should have sought clearer tax advice. Keir Starmer accepted her resignation with regret. The exit removes a key voice from Labour’s early months in power.