As MPs prepare to return to Westminster on Monday after the long summer break, Keir Starmer will be keen to ensure his reset – and expected reshuffle – can turn his government’s fortunes around.

The Prime Minister certainly needs a fresh start. The summer has seen Labour slip further behind Reform in the polls as Nigel Farage’s party made the running over immigration, while Rachel Reeves is under pressure to use her Budget to help families facing another cost of living squeeze.

Against this backdrop, then, questions over the property affairs of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner are starting to look increasingly difficult for the government.

In the latest development , first reported by The Daily Telegraph , Rayner is alleged to have avoided paying £40,000 in stamp duty on he

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