No 10 says Starmer ‘kept updated’ on Rayner tax issue but ‘final advice’ only arrived on Wednesday – UK politics live

<p>Downing Street spokesman will not say when PM realised his deputy had not paid her full stamp duty liability</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/04/rachel-reeves-angela-rayner-tax-stamp-duty">Reeves has ‘full confidence’ in Rayner after stamp duty error</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Kitty Donaldson</strong> from the i <a href="https://x.com/kitty_donaldson/status/1963549635961659886">says</a> Keir Starmer may get the report from his ethics adviser about Angela Rayner tomorrow.</p><p>NEW: Senior Government sources are playing down reports ministerial watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus could send Sir Keir Starmer his report into Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s tax affairs as soon as today. One Whitehall source said tomorrow is more likely.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/04/tories-flat-tax-angela-rayner-keir-starmer-news-updates-uk-politics-live">Continue reading...</a>