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Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty breach: allies lash out at Starmer as Lammy named Deputy PM

Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty breach: allies lash out at Starmer as Lammy named Deputy PM

Angela Rayner quit as deputy prime minister after an inquiry found she breached the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on a Hove flat, despite acting with integrity. Keir Starmer accepted her resignation and named David Lammy as deputy PM in a major reshuffle. Rayner's allies criticized the handling, and a deputy leadership contest is now likely.