Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner (Image: SKY NEWS)
Under-fire Angela Rayner has taken to social media amid her property tax row. The Deputy Prime Minister shared a post on X after attending the mayoral council today.
She said: "The mayoral council today discussed the ways our mayors are delivering for their regions. This government is handing power back to where it belongs - to local people who know what really matters to their communities."
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It comes as Ms Rayner, who is also the Housing Secretary, is facing an investigation into whether she broke the ministerial code after she admitted to underpaying stamp duty on a flat bought in Hove earlier this year.
She has been under mounting pressure in recent weeks after reports emerged she had saved ￡40,000 in stamp duty on a property purchase in Hove by not paying the higher rate reserved for additional home purchases.
She referred herself to independent adviser Sir Laurie and said she made a "mistake" in paying the standard rate, based on legal advice she received at the time.
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But he would not be drawn on whether he would fire his deputy if Sir Laurie Magnus finds that a breach of ministerial rules took place.
In an interview with the BBC, he said: "There's a clear procedure. I strengthened that procedure. I am expecting a result pretty quickly.
"I do want it to be comprehensive... and then of course I will act on whatever the report is that's put in front of me."
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