Angela Rayner: The Tax Tangle Continues!

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today, we look at the continuing row over Angela Rayner not paying enough tax on her second home.

James is joined in Glasgow by Chris who’s been travelling with Sir Keir Starmer. Earlier today, the Prime Minister refused to tell Chris if he’d sack Angela Rayner if she is found to have broken the ministerial code. With a judgment from the independent adviser expected before the end of the week; Chris and James discuss what could happen next.

Plus James and Alex speak to new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales Zack Polanski about his victory in the leadership election, his views on economic growth and whether or not he’d team up with Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.2	Welcome to Scotland.
0:06.4	Thank you.
0:07.3	Thank you.
0:07.8	This is quite the podcasting little booth you've got here.
0:11.4	Well, we heard you were coming, so we built the studio for you.
0:14.8	Absolutely right.
0:15.7	Absolutely right.
0:16.4	Are you satisfied?
0:17.5	Well, I think this is a cut above the ones down the road in London, to be quite honest. This is great. And it's been an interesting day. You've been with the Prime Minister. I've been with Scotland's First Minister. And we're both here on this episode of Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. Fat boy sliver me in the classroom doing our violin lessons. I was the tappletail in the class. Can I have an apology, please? I trust almost nobody. That daddy has to sometimes do strong language. Next time in Moscow. I feel delulu with no salulu. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. Hello, it's James in Glasgow. And it's Chris in Glasgow.
0:55.0	Yes.
0:56.3	I'm saying I still nearly said in Westminster.
1:00.0	Well, yes.
1:00.3	But no.
1:01.2	Here you are.
1:02.1	And later in this episode, you'll hear Alex Forsyth and me chatting to Zach Polanski,
1:08.0	the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
1:10.0	But first, Chris, why is the Prime Minister, and by extension you,
1:14.4	I'm not suggesting you're an extension of the Prime Minister.
1:17.3	I spend a fair amount of time following him around.
1:19.1	So yeah.
1:19.3	Freeling him around. Why are you both here in Glasgow?
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