UK deputy PM Angela Rayner resigns over tax error

Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her £800,000 flat in Hove.

1news.media informs, citing BBC, she has also stepped down as deputy Labour leader, a position to which she was elected by party members.

Her departure comes after the prime minister's ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus said Rayner had "acted with integrity" but concluded that she had breached the ministerial code.

In his report, he said she did seek legal advice when buying the property, but failed to seek further expert tax advice as recommended.

Writing to the PM, Rayner said: "I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice".

She added that she took "full responsibility for this error", adding: "It was never my intention to do anything other than pay the right amount."