LONDON (AP) – Angela Rayner, the deputy British prime minister, faced calls to resign on Wednesday after she admitted to not paying enough tax on a home purchase.
Following weeks of press speculation regarding the tax paid on her purchase of an apartment in Hove, on England’s south coast, Rayner said she has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards and that she has considered resigning.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer offered his support to Rayner as opposition lawmakers demanded that she should quit or be sacked.
In a statement, Rayner said a leading tax counsel had informed her she had received inaccurate advice when…
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