Will the UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resign over tax row? | BBC Newscast

We look at the continuing row over the UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner not paying enough tax on her second home.

James is joined in Glasgow by Chris who’s been travelling with Sir Keir Starmer. Earlier today, the Prime Minister refused to tell Chris if he’d fire Angela Rayner if she is found to have broken the ministerial code. With a judgment from the independent adviser expected before the end of the week; Chris and James discuss what could happen next.

Plus James and Alex speak to new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski about his victory in the leadership election, his views on economic growth and whether or not he’d team up with Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.

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