Rayner rules out repaying severance cash after making cabinet return

Rayner rules out repaying severance cash after making cabinet returnByRichard Wheeler, Political reporter and Matt Chorley, Presenter, BBC Radio 5 LivePublished14 minutes agoAngela Rayner has told the BBC she will not repay a £16,876 ministerial severance payment after making her return to the cabinet.The Labour MP resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September 2025 after failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, which resulted in the exit payout.Rayner was reappointed as housing secretary by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday, prompting the Conservatives to press for her to return the money.In 2023, Rayner said there was a "staggering lack of shame" from the Tories after it was revealed former ministers - some of whom later returned to the…

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