Angela Rayner è stata autorizzata dall’HMRC per questioni fiscali che aprono la strada a una potenziale candidatura alla leadership
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/14/angela-rayner-cleared-hmrc-tax-affairs-labour-leadership-starmer
di OneLegTooFew
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The hubris of politicians is off the scale. She’ll be far more unpopular with the voters than even Starmer is and this will be the final nail in Labour’s coffin.
You think the markets went mad with Truss. Then you haven’t seen nothing yet.
Imo there would be absolute chaos.
I fully accept of course she could be like Abbot on Sky News and say the markets have to bend to us. Not the other way around
She got two sets of legal advice and went with the one that resulted in her paying the less tax, what a strange coincidence!
Some things she’s previously said:
“@jeremycorbyn correct to raise tax dodging issue, the public are furious with those who get away with tax avoidance while they pay!”
“HMRC staff cut as corporate/super rich tax dodgers not challenged, PM does not have the answers, tax avoidance damaging our country.”
“Tax avoidance costs lives.”
People will point to other politicians that are worse than her in this regard but politicians should be held to their own standards. I think voters hate hypocrites more than anything.
Using her disabled son as a shield against criticism is pretty disgusting IMO.
Good old HMRC as usual performing for the government of the day!
Some very mad commentary already, she was cleared, get over it.
She feels “bruised” about the experience and upset about “intrusion” into her sons life?
Gurl…
Maybe should have listened to advice of your lawyers and seek help of a tax expert…
She has noone else to blame other than herself. Welp, this little bit tells me enough about the type of person she is.
Cleared? No she wasn’t, she was found in the wrong and has had to pay the £40k she avoided 😂 while for her it’s good that it’s over she’s been found on the wrong side of this and that’s unwanted baggage if she wants to be the leader, the opposition won’t let her forget it no matter how much she wants everyone to
Title is misleading. Still paid £40k in additional stamp duty through the check- just didn’t pay a penalty.
Seems that the guardian doesn’t know the difference between tax avoidance and evasion?
Then again from quotes in the article Rayner doesn’t either, so they’re in good company.
I’m going to say it out loud: I want Keir Starmer to stay as Prime Minister. I don’t want a revolving door of PMs
Great! Come on Ang get yer growler in gear and lead Labour!
Not a great start and will always be referred to as the tax dodger.
Yet if I failed to pay tax I would be warned, fined and prosecuted, HMRC can screw itself