Angela Rayner should not have escaped a fine for underpaying stamp duty on her seaside home, according to a Government expert in the department that investigated her.
The former Deputy Prime Minister announced last week that she had been ‘exonerated’ over the underpayment of stamp duty on the £800,000 home in Hove, though she has had to pay an extra £40,000 in duty on the property.
Ms Rayner’s announcement at 6am on Thursday distracted attention from that day’s Cabinet resignation by Health Secretary Wes Streeting – a potential rival for leader of the party – in protest over the leadership of Sir
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