London: A tax scandal over a property deal has brought down Britain’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, in a political upheaval after days of claims that she avoided the full tax bill on a second home on the English coast.

Rayner quit her post as Labour’s deputy leader and housing minister in a shock resignation after mounting political pressure over her position, sparking a crisis for the government as it loses ground in the opinion polls one year after it came to power.

Angela Rayner has quit as the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister. Credit: Getty Images

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer responded with a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that moved more than a dozen ministers, prompting critics to claim this was proof he had placed the wrong people in key jobs.

The moves came as populist c

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