The government minister responsible for housing didn’t pay enough tax on her house.
Sam and Anne let Angela Rayner’s admission sink in on this episode – aa they wonder how much government business is on hold as a result.
The independent ethics adviser Laurie Magnus’ view on how she took inaccurate legal advice could be public within days – presumably that means the cabinet reshuffle has to wait until the Deputy Prime Minister knows her fate.
Never mind what else it might mean for the early days of Keir Starmer’s “phase two”.
But, whatever the outcome, is it safer for Starmer to keep Angela Rayner in a job?
