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    Politics latest: Angela Rayner resigns after admitting she did not pay enough tax

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    1. lambdaburst on

      Accountability is important if we’re to have any trust in our leaders – she has done the right thing. Something a tory would never even consider, as evidenced by their decade and a half of rampant, shameless corruption.

    3. welsh_cthulhu on

      But…. but… r/unitedkingdom told me she did nothing wrong? How can people on Reddit be misinformed about UK politics?

    5. GayWolfey on

      A housing minister not paying stamp duty is sackable. However she will try and come out and spin it. End off. Zero excuses

    6. Grendel2017 on

      Right thing to do. Holding the government accountable was an absolute joke during the Tory years so Labour have to set a better standard.

    7. JollyMolly817 on

      She was an appalling politician. I remember years ago that many of us had trust in her leadership after Corby, but oh my. She’s proven to be a terrible speaker, a treacherous politician who’s lost the trust of both the left and lgbt community, and this shit on top of that? Get out.

    9. YouEatingACheese on

      The right thing to do. Huge cock up in the first place, but respect for not trying to cling to an untenable position like her Tory counterparts are wont to do.

    11. MimesAreShite on

      labour party deputy leadership election incoming. the question is whether starmer will have enough authority within the PLP to effectively anoint a candidate and avoid a potentially messy and headline-grabbing contest. will likely depend on who he backs – if it’s someone from the party’s right-flank the left/centre-left will likely nominate their own candidate, whereas someone from the party’s centre would likely avoid that, but might upset the blairite clique that hold a lot of power within the party right now

    13. parasoralophus on

      So Labour have to hold themselves to a higher standard and it still won’t be seen as enough. Robert Jenrick has literally taken bribes from property developers to approve their housing schemes. 

    14. KamauPotter on

      Only difference between Rayner and the rest is she got caught. Tories have been doing similar things since dawn of time and no one cares.

    15. Jaded_Taste6685 on

      Good on her. 14 years of lack of accountability can’t be answered with a further lack of accountability. Shame to see her go, though.

    16. Tricksilver89 on

      Sure all parties have indiscretions. But the Housing minister didn’t pay the proper stamp duty. The anti-corruption minister up for corruption in Sri Lanka. The homelessness minister dumping tenants out onto the street.

      Labour do indiscretions to a new level.

    18. No_Atmosphere8146 on

      I don’t really care about this, but it’s nice to see accountability and self responsibility back on the menu. This is what adults in charge looks like. A Tory would never. 

    20. After-Dentist-2480 on

      We now have ministers who resign when found to have breached the ministerial code.

      I think this is an improvement.

    21. concretepigeon on

      The Deputy leadership election could create a bit of spice. I hope a left wing candidate manages to get on the ballot.

    22. It531z on

      Can’t believe the amount of lefties who had proclaimed her as Starmer’s successor. Given Labour insiders were reportedly leaking this stuff, I suspect Streeting is a very happy man today

    23. WasabiMadman on

      Good riddance. Used to think she was one of the few “for the people” types but like usual, power and privilege takes precedent and she’s abusing her power to get around forking out for things we all have to otherwise.

    25. wkavinsky on

      Starmer and his surrounding managers absolutely chuckling to themselves as they get to replace the one member of senior leadership who is both on the left, and picked by the members.

    26. richmeister6666 on

      Good. There has to be a return to the precedent that if you fuck up in government you should resign or be sacked. A nice departure from the Tory years.

    27. ReligiousGhoul on

      Staggering arrogance to think she could get away with it tbh. All to save £40,000 on £800,000 property. Why even take the risk?

      And as always, wonderful to see this sub with egg on it’s face yet again after giving her the all clear.

    28. Moorpheusl9 on

      The levels of incompetence across MPs from all parties is staggering. It’s not just the Tories and it’s not just Labour. It seems they’re all affected.

      British politics is laughable in recent years, filled with empty claims, outright lies and rule dodging.

    29. Lidls-Finest on

      So she wasn’t advised incorrectly then. If she was then proof of that would have been released to back this claim up instead of resigning.

    30. MrSierra125 on

      Wow that was quick. No spin, no excuses no cover ups no closing ranks.

      Tories wouldve been gaslighting us for 15 years.

    31. GarethPW on

      Had a Tory done the same this wouldn’t even be news.

      Apologise; pay the tax with interest; move on. Were Starmer not desperate for an excuse to sack his only left-wing cabinet member, this never would have been so overblown.

    32. Necessary-Product361 on

      This means there will be a Labour deputy leadership election. Knowing the membership, I’d imagine someone on the left of the party opposed to Starmer could easily win.

    34. Thandoscovia on

      So she was told to get specialist tax advice, chose not to, and still had the temerity to defend her position and not resign?

    36. Anon2971 on

      Finally. The inevitable conclusion.

      It makes my blood boil how massively incompetent both Starmer and Rayner have made the Labour Party look.

      The Housing secretary dodging tax, whilst Labour is constantly under fire for raising taxes, is so massively hypocritical. Very rules for thee and not for me. Starmer knows this, Rayner knows this, yet she insisted it was a mistake, he insisted she did the right thing, until the press clamor was loud enough to force resignation. Also, remember Starmer taking £10k+ of freebies ticket etc (which I defended at the time lol)?

      Can’t believe Labour ran on a whole ‘we’re so much better than the Tories’ platform and they can’t even be, like, NOT corrupt.

      I need to find a new party.

    37. XibanyaR on

      With all the resignations this Gov had, by the end of Parliament we will not recognise this party anymore

    38. Average_sheep1411 on

      Why did she resign? She should of been honest and said, I tried to find a tax loop and that was extremely wrong of me. Why are the MPs so weak?

    39. haterofpigeons on

      [The conclusion of the report](https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-angela-rayner-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-reform-12593360?postid=10129590#liveblog-body):

      “I believe Ms Rayner has acted with integrity and with a dedicated and exemplary commitment to public service.

      “I consider, however, that her unfortunate failure to settle her SDLT liability at the correct level, coupled with the fact that this was established only following intensive public scrutiny, leads me to advise you that, in relation to this matter, she cannot be considered to have met the “highest possible standards of proper conduct” as envisaged by the Code.

      “Accordingly, it is with deep regret that I must advise you that in these circumstances, I consider the Code to have been breached.”

    41. Socialistinoneroom on

      I think it’s the correct outcome.. she admitted underpaying, is paying the correct amount and referred herself for scrutiny. That’s more accountability than most politicians show. The bigger picture is the double standard though.. wealthy Tories dodge far larger sums with barely a murmur, yet one flat for a working-class woman sparks a national outrage..