Rayner’s team ‘constantly’ contacted HMRC in weeks before local elections in bid to settle her £40k stamp duty bill

Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner's potential leadership bid has been thrown into turmoil as a HMRC investigation into her finances has come to light. According to reports, Rayner's team contacted HMRC multiple times in the weeks leading up to the local elections, sparking speculation that she was considering a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. The Labour MP's party suffered a disastrous set of results in the local elections, fueling rumors that she might be planning a leadership bid. However, a probe into £40,000 of unpaid stamp duty has raised questions about Rayner's ability to mount a credible challenge, and whether she can overcome her own financial issues before turning her attention to Starmer's leadership.

ANGELA Rayner’s team contacted HMRC numerous times in the weeks leading up to the local elections as she weighed up a leadership challenge. The Labour MP has been mulling over whether to plunge the knife into Sir Keir Starmer after disastrous results for her party. But a HMRC probe into £40,000 of stamp duty she...