Until this week, Angela Rayner was considered to be one of the most powerful women in Britain, a deputy prime minister who was widely tipped to be a future candidate for the top job in politics. A self-described "proper working-class" woman,

She is now gone, her bombshell departure leaving a gaping wound at the heart of the Labour party. Now it’s the turn of another so-called Big Beast, Peter Mandelson, to stand in front of the firing squad. His close links to dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein make his position as Britain’s US Ambassador untenable, according to many.

Angela Rayner has resigned after admitting she had underpaid a stamp duty tax bill on her £800,000 Hove flat. It comes after The Telegraph revealed that the Deputy Prime Minister had not paid a second home surcharge – a tax bill of £40,000 – after relinquishing her stake in the family home in Ashton-under-Lyne.

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.

Angela Rayner has resigned as the UK’s deputy prime minister after a report found she had breached the ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home.

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

Angela Rayner is under growing pressure to stand down after admitting she underpaid stamp duty on an £800,000 flat in Hove. The deputy prime minister has agreed that she made a "mistake" and has referred herself to the prime minister's independent ethics adviser, but many already feel that her position is untenable.

Angela Rayner, the deputy British prime minister, has admitted that she did not pay enough tax on a home purchase and that she has considered resigning

Sept. 3 (UPI) -- British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said Wednesday she mistakenly underpaid taxes on a home purchase. "I am committed to resolving this matter fully and providing the transparency that public service demands," Rayner said in a press statement .

The fallout from Angela Rayner's departure continues to dominate the headlines today as Labour's National Executive Committee is expected to meet to agree the timetable for the race to replace Rayner as the party's deputy leader.