Overview

• The payment was made in September following her resignation as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.
• An independent standards adviser concluded she underpaid about £40,000 in stamp duty on an £800,000 Hove apartment, judging she acted in good faith but still breached the code.
• Labour introduced a new rule in October to withhold severance for a “serious breach,” with the prime minister to decide what meets that threshold.
• Rayner’s spokesman said her case was not deemed serious, so the new rule would not have affected her eligibility, and maintained she acted with integrity.
• Conservative MP Neil O’Brien called for the payment to be stripped, as the unresolved contest to replace Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader continues.