The real villain in the Angela Rayner saga: stamp duty

RUNCORN, ENGLAND – APRIL 22: Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, talks with young pupils as she visits Palace Fields Primary School with Karen Shore, candidate for Runcorn and Helsby by election, on April 22, 2025 in Runcorn, England. A by-election for the constituency of Runcorn and Helsby is due to take place on 1 May 2025, the same day as local elections across England. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Labour has launched a patronising defence of Angela Rayner for her “working class” background. They should be gunning for a different target: the insidious tax that’s caused her so much trouble, says Alys Denby

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