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Angela Rayner Resigns as Deputy PM after Stamp Duty Underpayment
Angela Rayner Resigns as Deputy PM after Stamp Duty Underpayment

Angela Rayner quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after admitting she underpaid stamp duty on a second home in Hove. She referred herself to the ethics watchdog and said she breached the ministerial code. Keir Starmer initially backed her, but pressure mounted. David Lammy has been appointed deputy prime minister as Starmer begins a wider reshuffle.