LONDON — Na wah o! The UK Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, don carry her bag comot after serious wahala over tax issues wey involve dis fine stamp duty matter.
Dis matter no be small nkan, e don dey cause wahala for Keir Starmer and e government wey already dey struggle like athlete wey just finish marathon. Dem say she underpaid the tax for her £800,000 flat wey she buy for Hove. Na serious money o! £40,000 on top!
Rayner, wey don dey in the game since 2015, write letter to Starmer say she dey step down as deputy PM and housing minister. E pain am no be small, but she talk say her family don suffer under the media wahala wey come after the gist don spread. Wetin she write? “I take full responsibility for this error” — chisos! Talk about accountability.
Na true case of “two wrongs no make a right” be dey inside this matter. The report wey Sir Laurie Magnus write show say Rayner act with integrity but she still break the ministerial code because she no follow the advice wey her solicitors give am to seek proper tax guidance.
Wetin make am vex pass be say, for a house wey she buy near beach, she no check her tax well before to chop the punishment wey fit follow. As e be now, some tax experts dey talk say she fit face fine of up to £12,000. Na confirm wahala, no be small!
Starmer no take am lightly o! E dey try regain control as he dey plan reshuffle for cabinet. After all, na dis kind drama no be wetin he sign up for when e become Prime Minister.
For the political ranking, Angela Rayner dey hold strong positions since before, and her departure fit shake the power balance for Labour Party. E go mean say new paddy go collect the deputy leader title wey go fit affect how the party dey work moving forward.
Opposition senior paddy, Kemi Badenoch, don dey hammer Starmer, say him na weak leader weh no fit sacked Rayner quick quick. She talk say dis na distraction from the serious issues wey the country dey face, like economy wey dey tremble like jellof rice wey dey boil.
As e be now, the scandal don shine bright light on UK politics wey don already dey dark as far as governing dey concern. Rayner been dey seen as a voice wey fit connect well well with the people but now, with her exit, e get wetin go happen for Labour Party matter.
In all, Starmer don lose one of him brightest stars. Wetin you go think say go happen next? Who go replace am? Omo, make we follow the drama as e dey unfold. We no go miss am!
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