"I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice," Angela Rayner Photo: AP PHOTO

British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after she admitted underpaying property tax on a new home, in a fresh blow for her boss, Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Rayner, 45, is the eighth, and the most senior, ministerial departure from Starmer's team, and the most damaging yet after the British leader offered her his full support when she was first accused of deliberately trying to avoid paying the correct tax rate.

"I deeply regret my decision to not seek additio

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