The Prime Minister on Thursday accepted that “it does fall to me” to make a decision on Rayner’s future once his standards adviser reports back on whether she broke the ministerial code after she did not pay enough stamp duty on a flat in Hove.
He is also facing warnings from Labour insiders that removing Rayner could trigger a party deputy leadership election that would become a “de facto referendum on Starmer’s leadership” at a time when the party is losing ground to Reform in the polls.
Judgment day for Rayner could come as soon as Friday, with Sir Laurie Magnus, the PM’s independent adviser on ministerial interests, potentially being able to report back as soon as the afternoon. It comes after Starmer said he wanted to see an outcome “pretty quickly”.
He added: “Of course it does fall to me, I completely accept that, to make a decision based on what I see in that report.”
Caption: Workers prepare to paint over the Graffiti daubed outside the apartment building in Hove, East Sussex, where Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner owns a second home. Gareth Fuller/PA WireFormer prime minister Boris Johnson refused to sack Priti Patel in 2020 despite his standards chief finding the then home secretary had broken the ministerial code over bullying allegations.
Outcome hinges on Rayner’s honesty
The outcome of Magnus’s report is likely to rest on whether Rayner was honest in saying she was acting on legal advice when she made the “mistake” of paying the standard rate of stamp duty on a property purchase in Hove rather than the higher rate reserved for second homes, saving £40,000.
He was left with life-long disabilities and to ensure he continued to have stability in the family home in Greater Manchester, she said her family had agreed its interest in that property would be transferred to the trust.
Joanna Verrico, managing director of the high-street conveyancing firm Verrico & Associates which acted for Rayner claimed her company was being made “scapegoats” saying it never gives advice on tax or trusts as it is not qualified.
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“That’s what we used and it told us we had to pay £30,000 based on the information provided to us. We believe that we did everything correctly and in good faith. Everything was exactly as it should be.”
No 10 said targeting of politicians’ homes is “appalling” and Kyle said “Hove is better than this” while Ms Rayner’s spokesperson called the vandalism “beyond the pale” and said it is a matter for the police.
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