Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs as leadership bid heats up

Angela Rayner has said she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing in an investigation over her tax affairs, paving the way for a potential leadership bid amid uncertainty over Sir Keir Starmer’s future. The Prime Minister’s former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not “trigger” a contest. Ms Rayner, the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, told the Guardian the investigation into her underpayment of stamp duty, which led to her departure from Government, had “clipped her wings”. #UKPolitics #AngelaRayner #LabourParty #FTSE100 #Heatwave #BBCNews #BrightonBeach #HMRC #NigelFarage #WesStreeting Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-rayner-tax-hmrc-labour-leader-b2976309.html Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations