Angela Rayner is fighting for her political future after admitting she underpaid stamp duty on her seaside flat. The Deputy Prime Minister has referred herself to both the Government's independent ethics adviser and to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after making the admission.
The Conservatives have called for the taxman to go further and investigate whether Ms Rayner has evaded tax, which would be illegal. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform's Nigel Farage have both called for the Deputy Prime Minister to resign.
But Sir Keir Starmer is "determined" to save his deputy, according to the Times. "He wants to do everything he can," an ally of the Prime Minister told the newspaper. At Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir gave his backing to Ms Rayner, telling MPs he was "very proud to sit alongside" her.
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