Angela Rayner Under Pressure: Can Starmer Save His Deputy?

Angela Rayner is under fire after admitting she underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty on her Hove flat. With questions over her legal advice, whether she misled colleagues, and the optics of multiple homes, will Sir Keir Starmer be able to save his Deputy Prime Minister?

In this episode of Whitehall Sources, Calum Macdonald, Kirsty Buchanan (former adviser to Theresa May) and Jo Tanner (political strategist) debate:

• Is Angela Rayner’s position as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary still tenable?
• What does this mean for Sir Keir Starmer’s “Phase Two” reset of government?
• The November 26th Budget — can Chancellor Rachel Reeves survive the £50bn “black hole”?
• How debt, borrowing costs, and welfare pressures will shape the future of Labour’s economic strategy.

We also discuss the timeline of how the Angela Rayner “Hove house” story broke, why her relationship with Sam Tarry matters to the optics, and what Sir Laurie Magnus’ ethics ruling could mean for the government.

👉 What do you think — should Angela Rayner resign, or is this a survivable storm? Tell us in the comments.

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