Angela Rayner is under investigation by the ministerial watchdog after admitting that she didn’t pay enough tax when she bought a flat in Hove in May.

Here’s what we know – and what could happen next.

How does Angela Rayner explain her stamp duty ‘error’?

When you buy a property worth more than £125,000, you have to pay stamp duty.

The size of the tax bill depends on how much the property is worth and whether it is an “additional property”. If you’re buying a second, third or fourth home, you’ll pay a lot more than if you’re selling your only home and buying another.

It’s this point that has tripped up the deputy prime minister. She bought the East Sussex apartment earlier this year for £800,000 and paid £30,000 in stamp duty. That’s how much you’d pay if it was your sole property. In

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