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    1. lambdaburst on

      Accountability is important if we’re to have any trust in our leaders – she has done the right thing. Something a tory would never even consider, as evidenced by their decade and a half of rampant, shameless corruption.

    3. welsh_cthulhu on

      But…. but… r/unitedkingdom told me she did nothing wrong? How can people on Reddit be misinformed about UK politics?

      Edit: See below comments for those same people claiming they always knew it was dodgy. Ridiculous.

    4. skets90 on

      All these people in Government have to do is not be a fucking idiot. Why do most of them fail?

    5. GayWolfey on

      A housing minister not paying stamp duty is sackable. However she will try and come out and spin it. End off. Zero excuses

    6. Grendel2017 on

      Right thing to do. Holding the government accountable was an absolute joke during the Tory years so Labour have to set a better standard.

    7. JollyMolly817 on

      She was an appalling politician. I remember years ago that many of us had trust in her leadership after Corby, but oh my. She’s proven to be a terrible speaker, a treacherous politician who’s lost the trust of both the left and lgbt community, and this shit on top of that? Get out.

    10. YouEatingACheese on

      The right thing to do. Huge cock up in the first place, but respect for not trying to cling to an untenable position like her Tory counterparts are wont to do.

    11. Crumpetlust on

      How will she pay for her portfolio of property now. An 800k mortgage doesn’t come cheap 

    12. MimesAreShite on

      labour party deputy leadership election incoming. the question is whether starmer will have enough authority within the PLP to effectively anoint a candidate and avoid a potentially messy and headline-grabbing contest. will likely depend on who he backs – if it’s someone from the party’s right-flank the left/centre-left will likely nominate their own candidate, whereas someone from the party’s centre would likely avoid that, but might upset the blairite clique that hold a lot of power within the party right now

    14. parasoralophus on

      So Labour have to hold themselves to a higher standard and it still won’t be seen as enough. Robert Jenrick has literally taken bribes from property developers to approve their housing schemes. 

    15. KamauPotter on

      Only difference between Rayner and the rest is she got caught. Tories have been doing similar things since dawn of time and no one cares.

    16. Jaded_Taste6685 on

      Good on her. 14 years of lack of accountability can’t be answered with a further lack of accountability. Shame to see her go, though.

    17. Tricksilver89 on

      Sure all parties have indiscretions. But the Housing minister didn’t pay the proper stamp duty. The anti-corruption minister up for corruption in Sri Lanka. The homelessness minister dumping tenants out onto the street.

      Labour do indiscretions to a new level.

    18. Cute_Ad_9730 on

      Trying to deal with all the current problems an excuse to resign could be welcome.

    19. No_Atmosphere8146 on

      I don’t really care about this, but it’s nice to see accountability and self responsibility back on the menu. This is what adults in charge looks like. A Tory would never. 

    21. After-Dentist-2480 on

      We now have ministers who resign when found to have breached the ministerial code.

      I think this is an improvement.

    22. concretepigeon on

      The Deputy leadership election could create a bit of spice. I hope a left wing candidate manages to get on the ballot.

    23. It531z on

      Can’t believe the amount of lefties who had proclaimed her as Starmer’s successor. Given Labour insiders were reportedly leaking this stuff, I suspect Streeting is a very happy man today

    24. WasabiMadman on

      Good riddance. Used to think she was one of the few „for the people“ types but like usual, power and privilege takes precedent and she’s abusing her power to get around forking out for things we all have to otherwise.

    25. Excession3105 on

      So when do Tice and Farage resign after stashing money offshore to avoid tax?

    26. wkavinsky on

      Starmer and his surrounding managers absolutely chuckling to themselves as they get to replace the one member of senior leadership who is both on the left, and picked by the members.

    27. richmeister6666 on

      Good. There has to be a return to the precedent that if you fuck up in government you should resign or be sacked. A nice departure from the Tory years.

    28. ReligiousGhoul on

      Staggering arrogance to think she could get away with it tbh. All to save £40,000 on £800,000 property. Why even take the risk?

      And as always, wonderful to see this sub with egg on it’s face yet again after giving her the all clear.

    29. Moorpheusl9 on

      The levels of incompetence across MPs from all parties is staggering. It’s not just the Tories and it’s not just Labour. It seems they’re all affected.

      British politics is laughable in recent years, filled with empty claims, outright lies and rule dodging.

    30. Lidls-Finest on

      So she wasn’t advised incorrectly then. If she was then proof of that would have been released to back this claim up instead of resigning.

    31. MrSierra125 on

      Wow that was quick. No spin, no excuses no cover ups no closing ranks.

      Tories wouldve been gaslighting us for 15 years.

    32. GarethPW on

      Had a Tory done the same this wouldn’t even be news.

      Apologise; pay the tax with interest; move on. Were Starmer not desperate for an excuse to sack his only left-wing cabinet member, this never would have been so overblown.

    33. LurkingWriter25 on

      „Rayner resigns of tax „error“ „.

      LOL FFS error?! Tax dodging scum!!

    34. Thandoscovia on

      So she was told to get specialist tax advice, chose not to, and still had the temerity to defend her position and not resign?

    35. DirtyBhindsss on

      Another self serving rat down, none of them care about making the uk better

    36. haterofpigeons on

      [The conclusion of the report](https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-angela-rayner-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-reform-12593360?postid=10129590#liveblog-body):

      „I believe Ms Rayner has acted with integrity and with a dedicated and exemplary commitment to public service.

      „I consider, however, that her unfortunate failure to settle her SDLT liability at the correct level, coupled with the fact that this was established only following intensive public scrutiny, leads me to advise you that, in relation to this matter, she cannot be considered to have met the “highest possible standards of proper conduct” as envisaged by the Code.

      „Accordingly, it is with deep regret that I must advise you that in these circumstances, I consider the Code to have been breached.“

    38. Socialistinoneroom on

      I think it’s the correct outcome.. she admitted underpaying, is paying the correct amount and referred herself for scrutiny. That’s more accountability than most politicians show. The bigger picture is the double standard though.. wealthy Tories dodge far larger sums with barely a murmur, yet one flat for a working-class woman sparks a national outrage..

    39. Personal_Director441 on

      can’t remember the mail or telegraph crowing quite so hard every time a tory minister did the same, funny that. She fucked up and has resigned not quite sure its ‚Chaos‘ as the mail puts it but hey when the right has an iron grip on all media sources in the UK its expected really.

    40. orangecloud_0 on

      When will Farage resign getting paid by overseas sponsors and not paying enough tax?

    41. Excellent_Ground_224 on

      Carelessness rather than malice I’m guessing, but glad that accountability is there regardless of intent.

    42. Apprehensive_Bus_543 on

      She’s done the right thing by resigning . Thankfully most of us don’t have to get involved in the complexities of a court-instructed trust for children with life-long disabilities.

    43. GhostRiders on

      She is a fucking idiot.

      Labour knew going into the GE that if they win both the Tories and Tabloid Media were going to go after them.

      They knew that they had to be clean as the Virgin Mary’s foxhole.

      So for Rayner to think, to have the ego that she could get away with this is breathtakingly moronic.

      As for Starmer, he should have stood her down the second this became a major story. Instead he just sat there with his thumb up his arse as usual and waited.

      Rayner resigning just makes him look even weaker.

      This is how we are going to end up with Reform in power and God help us all

    44. irving_braxiatel on

      Can the current government stop stepping on so many fucking rakes, please

    45. animflynny2012 on

      Woah!

      Someone resigned after doing something unacceptable. Colour me surprised!!

      Can we fire the members from the previous government for also doing worse offenders? Thanks.

    46. sheslikebutter on

      One of the only good people on the front bench.

      Guess we can really push ahead with Conservative 2.0 now seeing as the entire cabinet are just Red Tories now. Austerity ahoy

    47. rpprrR on

      Imagine working your way up to be deputy prime minister, only to blow it all away by being greedy.

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