"But there will not be an early election, Jones said. Asked about Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's suggestion that Rayner's resignation would open up internal Labour splits and prompt a general election as early as 2027, the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster told Sky News: Nigel Farage is wrong there. The Labour party is not going to split and there won't be an early election."
"Rayner stood down from the government after the prime minister's ethics adviser found she had breached the ministerial code over her underpayment of stamp duty on her 800,000 seaside flat. Sir Laurie Magnus found that Rayner had acted with integrity and with a dedicated and exemplary commitment to public service, but concluded she had breached the ministerial code over her tax affairs."
Keir Starmer accelerated a ministerial reshuffle after Angela Rayner resigned. The reshuffle timetable was brought forward and the government denied any early general election or internal split. Rayner resigned after an ethics adviser concluded she breached the ministerial code over underpayment of stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside flat while also noting integrity and dedicated public service. The reshuffle includes David Lammy as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, Yvette Cooper as foreign secretary, and Shabana Mahmood as home secretary. Ministers were repositioned to focus on delivering reform aligned with public priorities.
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