A day is a long time in politics, and this week must already feel like a year for Angela Rayner . The scandal surrounding the Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary’s own housing situation rumbles on.

In order to hold onto her jobs, Rayner will need to satisfy the Prime Minister’s independent ethics adviser that she acted in good faith and that she unknowingly paid the incorrect amount of stamp duty on her new Brighton home.

This is now a question of whether Rayner relied on incorrect advice or intended to avoid tax – and whether she should resign. New Feature

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There would be huge political consequences if Rayner left Labour’s front bench and it would be a blow for its flagship housing policies, which are aimed at helping ren

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