Angela Rayner to contest claim of underpaid stamp duty on seaside flat

Angela Rayner has resigned from government due to a scandal over underpaid stamp duty on a seaside flat. She bought the £800,000 property in Hove, East Sussex, and paid the standard rate of stamp duty, estimated to be £30,000. However, the higher rate for second homes would have made this as much as £70,000. Rayner had removed her name from the deeds of a family home in her constituency, which led to the underpayment. The ministerial ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, concluded that Rayner acted with integrity but failed to heed caution contained within legal advice. Rayner's resignation follows the findings of the investigation.