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Angela Rayner's Tax Strategies Spark Legal Loophole Debate

9/2/2025

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Angela Rayner placed her Greater Manchester home in a trust in 2023 to avoid inheritance tax for her children.
She designated her constituency home as her primary residence to evade £2,000 in council tax on her London apartment.
Experts discuss whether her tax strategies exploit loopholes, but her arrangements are considered legal.

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Angela Rayner placed her Greater Manchester home in a trust in 2023 to avoid inheritance tax for her children.
She designated her constituency home as her primary residence to evade £2,000 in council tax on her London apartment.
Experts discuss whether her tax strategies exploit loopholes, but her arrangements are considered legal.