‘I take full responsibility’: Angela Rayner’s resignation letter in full

Full text of Angela Rayner’s letter to the prime minister, Keir Starmer’s reply, and the response by the PM’s independent ethics adviser

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Angela Rayner has resigned her senior roles in government and the Labour party, writing to the prime minister that to serve in them had been an honour. Here are the letters between the outgoing housing secretary, Keir Starmer, and the prime minister’s independent ethics adviser in full:

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