Our letter to the Prime Minister

The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP
10 Downing Street
London SW1A 2AA

4th September 2025

Dear Prime Minister,

Angela Rayner MP has rightly referred herself to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards for an investigation into whether she broke the Ministerial Code by not paying enough stamp duty on her second home.

If she has breached the Ministerial Code, the final decision on any consequences rests with you.

We saw this system fail when Boris Johnson let his Home Secretary off the hook for bullying staff. At the time, you said: “If I were Prime Minister, the Home Secretary would have been removed from her job.”

We are calling on you to commit to implementing the Independent Adviser’s recommendations on Angela Rayner in full.

We also hope you will strengthen your proposals for the Ethics & Integrity Commission so that politicians are always held accountable when they break the rules.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Yours sincerely, 

Tom Brake
Director
Unlock Democracy