UK – The UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner have resigned from Keir Starmer’s government after a stamp duty row.

She was under fire about whether she broke ministerial standards rules over her tax affairs.

She had admitted that she had not paid enough stamp duty on the purchase of the £800,000 flat and that she had been advised that she was not liable for the second property surcharge because she had sold her stake in her family home in Ashton-under-Lyne.

In her resignation letter, she said she was deeply regretful and was taking full responsibility for the “error.”

“I would like to take this opportunity to repeat that it was never my intention to do anything other than pay the right amount,” she wrote.

She however clarified that she decided to step down due to the report findings as well as the impact on her family.

While acknowledging receipt, Keir Starmer thanked Rayner for informing him, adding that it was “very sad that your time as deputy prime minister, secretary of state and deputy leader of the Labour Party has ended in this way”.