Overview

• An independent report by ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus is expected shortly, and Keir Starmer has said he will act on its findings.
• Angela Rayner acknowledged paying £30,000 instead of the £70,000 due on an £800,000 Hove flat and has referred herself to the standards watchdog.
• Verrico & Associates says it offered no tax or trust advice, calculated duty using HMRC’s tool from details provided by Rayner, and claims it is being made a scapegoat.
• Rayner cites earlier guidance linked to a trust for her disabled son as the basis for paying the standard rate, before a tax barrister advised that surcharge rules applied.
• Political pressure has intensified with calls for her resignation and graffiti at the Hove property, while she works with lawyers and HMRC to resolve the liability.