LONDON (AP) — Angela Rayner, the deputy British prime minister, admitted on Wednesday that she did not pay enough tax on a home purchase and that she has considered resigning.

Following weeks of press speculation regarding the tax paid on her purchase of an apartment in Hove, on England’s south coast, Rayner told Sky News that she has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards.

A clearly emotional Rayner said she had received inaccurate tax advice on the 800,000-pound purchase ($1 million), and had spoken to her family about quitting her job in government.

She said complications regarding “complex living arrangements” were stoked by her divorce in 2023 and by the fact that her son has “life-long disabilities” as a result of an injury.

“I’ve been in shock, real

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