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If Reeves stays, why did Rayner go?
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Rachel Reeves is still chancellor after making an "inadvertent mistake" in failing to apply for a licence to let her family home in south London. A brief excitement swept through Westminster this afternoon when No 10 said emails between the chancellor's husband and the letting agent had "come to light". They had not been published when this newsletter went out, but the lettings agency said it had apologised to Reeves for an "oversight" in not applying for a licence. But Angela Rayner is no longer deputy prime minister after making a "mistake" in which she "acted with integrity", according to the adviser on ministerial interests, in failing to pay the required amount of stamp duty on a property purchase. The amounts of money involved may be similar, in that Reeves's error may cost her not just the £945 for a licence but a year's rent of £38,000 as well. Rayner is repaying an estimated £40,000 in additional stamp duty. I have commented that it is hard to see the difference in principle between the two cases – and I speculate that the real difference is that Keir Starmer was content to see Rayner go but desperate to keep Reeves, an ally who is not a threat to his position, in place. |
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- Kemi Badenoch U-turned on immigration policy, saying the Tories will not deport legally settled people – the Tory leader said Katie Lam, junior shadow minister, spoke "imprecisely", although Lam was merely repeating the policy set out in a draft bill published by Chris Philp, shadow home secretary, in May
- Mary Dejevsky: sorry, Mr Trump, but Mr Xi runs the world now
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Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes? |
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Enjoying their highest opinion poll ratings for decades, the Greens are well placed to capitalise on Labour's current woes, writes Sean O'Grady... Read more |
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Have you ever broken the law? I don't believe that I have |
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Kemi Badenoch, asked by Sam Coates, Sky News |
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Quiz answer: He was born Prince Rogers Nelson |
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