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Angela Rayner Faces £40K Stamp Duty Controversy Amid Leadership Bid

11/16/2025

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Angela Rayner, Labour politician and former deputy prime minister, has not paid her £40,000 stamp duty bill while preparing for a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.
She resigned in September after it emerged she had not paid the second home surcharge on a flat in Hove.
HM Revenue and Customs has not sent her a final bill.
Rayner says the seaside flat is her only home.

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Angela Rayner, Labour politician and former deputy prime minister, has not paid her £40,000 stamp duty bill while preparing for a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.
She resigned in September after it emerged she had not paid the second home surcharge on a flat in Hove.
HM Revenue and Customs has not sent her a final bill.
Rayner says the seaside flat is her only home.