Should Angela Rayner resign? | Politics with Tom McTague
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Marr joins the show to discuss Rayner, Immigration and Graham Linehan's arrest.
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Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is under fire for underpaying Stamp Duty. The right are gleeful but Keir Starmer is standing by his deputy PM. Is he making the right move?
Tom McTague is joined by Andrew Marr, Rachel Cunliffe, Megan Kenyon and George Monaghan.
They also discuss how Labour must respond to the anti-immigration protests, and the questions around free speech that have been raised by the arrest (and subsequent release) of Graham Linehan over anti-trans tweets.
Host: Tom McTague
Guest: Andrew Marr
Guest: Rachel Cunliffe
Guest: Megan Kenyon
Guest: George Monaghan
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Angela Rayner
10:15 Immigration
26:00 Graham Linehan and free speech
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| 0:36.6 | When it comes free speech, all the good lines are kind of taken. Voltaire said, I may not like what you have to say, but I will defend to the death. You're right to say it. Oscar Wilde's turned that into, I may not like what you have to say, but I'll defend the death. You're right to make an ass of yourself. Boris Johnson said he may not like what you have to say, but he's willing to defend the death, |
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| 0:57.9 | Probably someone today is willing to defend the death |
| 0:59.9 | the right of Zach Polanski to believe he can hypnotise boobs bigger. |
| 1:07.3 | Housing Secretary, Angela Rainer, is under fire for not paying enough stamp duty. The right are gleeful, but Stama is standing by his deputy prime minister for now. Is he making the right move? I'm Tom McTagg and this is the New Statesman podcast. Joining me today are Andrew Marr, Rachel Conniff and Megan King. Hello? Hello. Hello. We'll discuss Labour's reaction to the anti-immigration protests later and should Graeme |
| 1:29.3 | Linnehan have been arrested for posting anti-trans messages on Twitter. |
| 1:33.3 | But let's start with Angela Rainer. |
| 1:35.3 | The Deputy Prime Minister has been in hot water before over her property arrangements, but now she's accused of underpaying tax due on a seaside flat she bought in May. |
| 1:45.6 | The allegations come as Labour are reported to be eyeing property tax reform in the next budget, |
| 1:50.6 | and of course Kemi Badnock is calling for Kyr-Stama to sack his deputy. |
| 1:55.3 | Andrew, you've written about this, should he? |
| 1:58.1 | I think at this stage he should not. |
| 2:00.1 | He has to wait to Lorry Magnus, the independent |
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