In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Rayner said she would step down after an ethics adviser found she had breached a code of conduct for government ministers.

Exclusive: Deputy PM refers herself to ethics adviser as confirmation puts her position under threat

Angela Rayner has admitted to a tax error on a property purchase and has referred herself for investigation.

The tax-dodging Deputy Prime Minister is unfit to serve

Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her