JAKARTA - British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner declared her resignation from her position in the cabinet and the Labor Party after being found to have failed to pay property purchase duties.
"Based on these findings, and the impact my family has experienced, I hereby declare my resignation as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Community and Regional Government, as well as Deputy Chair of the Labor Party," Rayner said in an open letter addressed to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Friday.
"I accept that I do not meet the highest standards related to my recent property purchase ... I take full responsibility for this mistake," he said.
An investigation found Rayner missed paying full purchase duties for his new 800K home in Hove, a beachside resort in East Sussex, southeast England, ITV television reported.
In his letter to PM Starmer, Rayner said that he initially thought he did not need to pay for the fee because he had relinquished his share of ownership of the family home.
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However, after consulting with a law firm, Rayner admitted that he had made a mistake.
"I really regret my decision not to seek advice from tax consultants ... I want to take advantage of this opportunity to reiterate that I never intend to do anything other than pay the right amount," he said.
Rayner's resignation was welcomed by a member of the right-wing populist party Reform UK, which is currently holding a party congress in Birmingham.
The news was announced by the head of the UK Reform party David Bull who stated that the government of the Labor Party led by PM Starmer collapsed in front of them.
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