Her against-the-odds story and personality gave her a special status in Labour and put a target on her back.

The deputy prime minister’s future depends on the outcome of an ethics probe into her tax affairs

The PM’s deputy is a vital shield against Labour’s Left and losing her would open up a whole chamber of horrors

Labour’s working-class hero brought authenticity and candour to Parliament, but became the party’s biggest liability

Frustration among deputy PM’s allies that after surviving waves of stories, tax row gave her opponents an open goal

Northerner whose emotional openness was an electoral asset eventually had to follow advice she had given to Tory rivals and quit

The outlet’s reporting on the former deputy prime minister has pointedly focused on her humble background

The deputy prime minister has resigned after the PM’s ethics adviser found she breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty

Her against-the-odds story and personality gave her a special status in Labour and put a target on her back.

Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff talks through the tax row that brought down the now former deputy prime minister

The deputy prime minister’s resignation closes one chapter with dignity. But the contest to replace her threatens to reopen Labour’s old divisions

Rayner has quit not only as deputy prime minister but also deputy leader of her party. We examine the potential candidates for that role