Election Year or Fear!

[MadAmster]

Noises seem to be pointing towards Rayner resigning/being sacked today.

As Minister and Deputy PM or as an MP?

If she's done wrong, shouldn't it be all 3?

[Andy_Faber]

As Minister and Deputy PM or as an MP?

If she's done wrong, shouldn't it be all 3?

I took the trouble to work through the HMRC instructions/guidance on this, and although I'm familiar with the general area of property tax, this nuance, although easy enough to find, would be one I wouldn't make my own call one (tick in the box for her there) but WOULD take advice from a legal expert IN TAX not 'just' a conveyancer, if she's gone to a conveyancer (only) I believe (only believe) that they CANNOT give tax advice other than 'refer the issue to a tax expert', that may be (the first step into) her trouble. GP might be able to confirm or otherwise if he wasn't on a sabbatical. Of course we don't know her intentions in this, that's another issue.

[swaledale]

Noises seem to be pointing towards Rayner resigning/being sacked today.

Media speculation, meanwhile its revealed Nigel Farage has his GBeebies salary paid into a private company so he only pays 25% instead of 40% tax, not illegal I know but a dubious arrangement for a so called patriot and the house he supposedly bought in Clacton, the constituency he is hardly ever seen in, is in his partners name so he doesn't have to pay second home council tax, to go along with the other 4 homes he owns in the UK, plus whatever overseas property he owns.

[ramAnag]

As Minister and Deputy PM or as an MP?

If she's done wrong, shouldn't it be all 3?

IF she's done wrong, then I have to agree. It should. Although I’m not sure a certain Clacton MP is entirely squeaky clean in this area either.

P.S. Apologies Swale. You beat me to it.

[MadAmster]

IF she's done wrong, then I have to agree. It should. Although I’m not sure a certain Clacton MP is entirely squeaky clean in this area either.

P.S. Apologies Swale. You beat me to it.

Do you mean the Clacton MP that got ripped to shreds by a USA Congressman? I loved that video. The man's a grifter. Only interested in what's in it for him and not unhappy that the things he wants also work out well for his rich mates.

[SithHappens]

Resigned as deputy PM and Housing minister

[ramAnag]

Resigned as deputy PM and Housing minister

Sad, because it’s good to see an ordinary working class woman, born with absolutely no silver spoon, achieve high office, but if she’s done wrong then she has to pay the price.
As things stand I doubt we can be clear whether she (or someone on her behalf) has made a genuine mistake or actually done wrong. Either way she should have done better, but the sight of Farage and Badenoch queuing up to score political points is a bit pathetic.

Be interesting to see who her replacement will be. Rachel Reeves?

[SithHappens]

Sad, because it’s good to see an ordinary working class woman, born with absolutely no silver spoon, achieve high office, but if she’s done wrong then she has to pay the price.
As things stand I doubt we can be clear whether she (or someone on her behalf) has made a genuine mistake or actually done wrong. Either way she should have done better, but the sight of Farage and Badenoch queuing up to score political points is a bit pathetic.

Be interesting to see who her replacement will be. Rachel Reeves?

It appears she was, twice, told she should be able to pay the lower rate of tax, but both times she was told that this was not to be considered tax advice and she should seek expert tax advice, which had she done she would probably have been told she needed to pay the higher rate.

I wait for the day Farage gets tripped up because I feel sure it will happen. Despite what's happened I'd wager Rayner has more integrity in her little finger than Farage has in total.

I know who I'd trust more. She would also be a more favorable drinking companion I'd wager than Farage. That's why I've always liked her because I feel she is relatively normal (for a politician), of which there are very few around.

[swaledale]

It appears she was, twice, told she should be able to pay the lower rate of tax, but both times she was told that this was not to be considered tax advice and she should seek expert tax advice, which had she done she would probably have been told she needed to pay the higher rate.

I wait for the day Farage gets tripped up because I feel sure it will happen. Despite what's happened I'd wager Rayner has more integrity in her little finger than Farage has in total.

I know who I'd trust more. She would also be a more favorable drinking companion I'd wager than Farage. That's why I've always liked her because I feel she is relatively normal (for a politician), of which there are very few around.

The standards commissioners report made it inevitable that she would have to resign. As to whether it was a honest belief or intention that's open to question, but given she has had constant attacks from the right wing press since being in power, she should have made sure that there was no room for any query over her affairs.

Its very sad to see what I would consider one of the genuine working class politicians fall on the basis of a mere £40K, when none of the same attention is focussed on other politicians with much more dubious financial affairs, but thats the political climate currently in this country and I do rather despair that whoever is advising the Labour top bench seem not to be able to manage this properly.

[MadAmster]

Resigned as deputy party leader too?