PM says 'of course' he will act on probe into Rayner tax row

SIR Keir Starmer has declined to say if he will sack his deputy, Angela Rayner, should an investigation find she broke the ministerial code after admitting to underpaying tax on a new property.

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The Prime Minister said “of course” he will act on the findings of his independent standards adviser following Ms Rayner’s acknowledgement that she did not pay enough stamp duty on a flat she bought in Hove this year. But he would not be drawn on whether he would fire his deputy, who is also the Housing Secretary, 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.”