UK Deputy Prime Minister Resigns Amid Tax Error Controversy
UK Deputy Prime Minister Resigns Amid Tax Error Controversy Angela Rayner, the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, has resigned from her position following an independent inquiry that found she failed to meet the standards expected of government ministers regarding a tax error on a recent house purchase. The resignation, tendered on Friday, comes after Rayner acknowledged on Wednesday that she underpaid tax on an apartment in Hove, England. In her resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Rayner stated, “I take…