Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has resigned from the government after it emerged she failed to pay enough stamp duty on a property she bought in Hove, East Sussex.
As housing secretary, Rayner was vocal about the government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes over this parliament. In May, she told the industry “to get on and build”, launching the government’s consultation on implementing measures to improve build out transparency which closed on July 7.
In September 2023, Rayner became then shadow levelling up secretary and shadow deputy prime minister. She had been deputy prime minister and housing secretary since Labour came to power in July 2024.
Rayner joined the Labour party in 2015. She has also resigned as deputy Labour leader, having held this position since April 2020.
