STORY: British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned, ITV reported on Friday (September 5), days after admitting to underpaying tax on a property in southern England.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier said he was expecting the results of an investigation which could decide the political future of his deputy Angela Rayner to come "pretty quickly".

Rayner acknowledged on Wednesday she had underpaid property tax owed when she bought an apartment in the southern English seaside resort of Hove.

When asked what he might do if the report finds she has broken the government's code of conduct, Starmer said he was waiting to see its outcome first.

"I am expecting a result pretty quickly," Starmer said in an interview with the BBC. "Then, of course, I will act on whatever the report is that's put in front of me."

Starmer's spokesperson had earlier commented on vandalism at Rayner's property in Hove, with photographs showing the words 'tax evader' sprayed on an outside wall.

"The Prime Minister condemns this vandalism in the strongest possible terms. Whatever scrutiny our parliamentarians may face, it is appalling that their private homes should be targeted in this way," his spokesperson said earlier on Thursday.

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PROFILE: UK deputy PM Rayner has resigned, media reports say

VIDEO SHOWS: PROFILE OF BRITISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ANGELA RAYNER

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SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) (UK POOL - Access all)

1. UK LABOUR SHADOW CABINET SEATED FOR MEETING

2. THEN-LABOUR LEADER, JEREMY CORBYN, SEATED AT MEETING

3. THEN-LABOUR EDUCATION SPOKESPERSON, ANGELA RAYNER, SEATED NEXT TO THEN LABOUR FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLICY CHIEF, EMILY THORNBERRY

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JANUARY 5, 2022) (PARLIAMENT TV - News and current affairs use only. Cannot be used for light entertainment or satirical purposes. Party political broadcast usage must be cleared with PBU)

4. SPEAKER CALLING ON BRITISH LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY LEADER, ANGELA RAYNER

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY LEADER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING: (INCLUDES MULTIPLE ANGLES)

"The Conservatives have been in power for over a decade. Mired in their sleaze with a divided party, a prime minister losing the support of his backbenchers and governing shambolically. And a Labour Party, Mr Speaker, who is ready to take over and provide Britain with a better future. Familiar stuff Mr Speaker?"

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 24, 2022) (UK POOL – Broadcast: No use UK Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers)

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY LEADER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING:

“The Conservatives have completely broken their promises, broke our economy, and now they want to see a general election they can't just keep doling out prime ministers every month because they're in total chaos and they've lost control of the market and haven't got any ideas of how they're going to tackle the cost of living that people are facing.”

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 9, 2023) (UK POOL - BROADCAST: No use UK DIGITAL: No use UK (except UK newspapers)

7. VARIOUS OF RAYNER ALONGSIDE LABOUR PARTY LEADER, KEIR STARMER, AND APPLAUDING A SPEECH BY LABOUR'S FINANCE SPOKESPERSON, RACHEL REEVES, AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE

KENT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MAY 23, 2024) (UK POOL - Broadcast: No use UK. Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers)

8. RAYNER AND STARMER AT CAMPAIGN EVENT

9. RAYNER INTRODUCING STARMER, STARMER PUTTING HAND ON HER BACK

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JUNE 7, 2024) (UK POOL - Broadcast: No use UK. Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers)

10. VARIOUS OF RAYNER ALONGSIDE STARMER AND LONDON MAYOR, SADIQ KHAN, ON CONSTRUCTION SITE VISIT

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - JUNE 1, 2024) (UK POOL - Broadcast: No use UK. Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers)

11. RAYNER, STARMER AND REEVES AT LAUNCH OF ELECTION 'BATTLE BUS'

12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY LEADER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING:

"So I'm going to really enjoy being out and about up and down the country on our bus. I have been looking forward to this day and Keir is going to have all the pictures of me up and down the country on the bus and he's going to have them on every stop because we want to send a message to the people of this country is we are a changed Labour Party, in the service of working people, and we will never ride high and roughshod on the economy."

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JULY 5, 2024) (UK POOL - Broadcast: No use UK. Digital: No use UK, except UK newspapers.)

13. VARIOUS OF NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANGELA RAYNER ARRIVING

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JULY 9, 2024) (PARLIAMENT TV - News and current affairs use only, cannot be used for light entertainment or satirical purposes, party political broadcast usage must be cleared with PBU)

14. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANGELA RAYNER NEXT IN LINE TO BE SWORN IN

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT)

“I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.”

ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - AUGUST 7, 2024) (UK POOL - No use UK, except UK newspapers)

16. RAYNER WALKING THROUGH HOTEL IMPACTED BY RIOTS

17. PEOPLE SPEAKING WITH RAYNER ABOUT DAMAGE

18. VARIOUS OF RAYNER SPEAKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (RECENT - SEPTEMBER 3, 2025) (UK POOL - No use UK, except UK newspapers)

19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING:

"I took advice on that and I relied on that legal advice I received that said that I was liable to pay the standard stamp duty. Subsequently to that, with all of the media reports that have been going out I took expert counsel advice on all of my affairs to ensure that everything was done proper and that expert counsel said that the advice that I received was inaccurate because of the trust."

20. WHITE FLASH

21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ANGELA RAYNER, SAYING:

"I have alerted and referred myself to the independent advice of the ministerial code to ensure that they can look transparently at what happened and I also contacted HMRC to say that there is additional tax owing on this and that I'm prepared to pay that and fully comply with the HMRC as well."