Ed Davey responds to Rayner tax affairs

3 Sep 2025

Responding to Angela Rayner’s statement on her tax affairs, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“I understand it is normally the role of opposition leaders to jump up and down and call for resignations – as we’ve seen plenty of from the Conservatives already.

“Obviously if the ethics advisor says Angela Rayner has broken the rules, her position may well become untenable.

“But as a parent of a disabled child, I know the thing my wife and I worry most about is our son’s care after we have gone, so I can completely understand and trust that the Deputy Prime Minister was thinking about the same thing here.

“Perhaps now is a good time to talk about how we look after disabled people and how we can build a more caring country.”

ENDS

 


 

 

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