UK’s Starmer Vows to ‘Act on’ Inquiry Into Deputy’s Tax Affairs

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would “act on” the outcome of an independent investigation into his deputy Angela Rayner’s tax affairs, signaling he would fire her if the inquiry found she had breached rules governing ministers’ behavior.

“I am expecting a result pretty quickly,” Starmer said in an interview with the BBC on Thursday afternoon, referring to a probe by his ethics adviser Laurie Magnus that was launched on Wednesday when Rayner admitted in a statement that she had underpaid property taxes on the purchase of a second home.

“Of course, I will act on whatever the ...