British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced Friday she will resign following a scandal over her underpayment of taxes on her home.

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

Angela Rayner, the deputy to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said the property tax underpayment was a mistake related to care arrangements for her disabled son.

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

The deputy PM is leaving government over unpaid tax. Here’s how we got here