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Angela Rayner Resigns as UK Deputy PM over Stamp Duty Breach, Starmer Begins Cabinet Shake‑Up

7/09

Angela Rayner quit as UK Deputy Prime Minister after an inquiry found she breached the ministerial code by underpaying about £40,000 in stamp duty on a Hove flat. She admitted the error and took responsibility. Keir Starmer accepted her resignation and named David Lammy as her replacement, triggering a cabinet reshuffle and likely contest for Labour’s deputy leader.