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Processing your Google payment, please wait... ### Thank you for subscribing! # Angela Rayner declines to return £17k severance payment she received when resigning in disgrace from Cabinet last year [Video 9]( [Video 10]( [Video 11]( [Video 12]( [Video 13]( Powered By 10 Sec Next Stay [Video 14]( WATCH NOW: Lorraine Kelly weighs in on Angela Rayner tax scandal | GB NEWS By [Fintan Starkey]( "Fintan Starkey"), Published: 23/07/2026 - 18:40 Updated: 23/07/2026 - 18:51 [Share]( Comment Comments]( ### Share this x [Facebook]( [Video 15]( ## She has been out of the Cabinet for only 10 months ### Don't Miss []( [Golf]( ## [Rory McIlroy sparks concern after admitting 'I'm so far away from where I need to be']( []( [Tech]( ## [Microsoft is finally fixing confusing Copilot apps on your Mac and Windows PC]( []( [Tech]( ## [Instagram makes major change to logo for first time in a decade]( ### Most Read []( [News]( ## [Five teenagers killed in 'horrific' wrong-way crash on motorway with child among injured]( []( [Politics]( ## [Labour MP shut down in GB News grilling over plans to house illegal migrants in 'middle class' areas]( []( [News]( True ## ['Dangerous' Eritrean man who raped pensioner outside church entered Britain illegally]( ## Latest []( ## [Ferrari's first electric car sells for $40M despite controversial rollout of Luce EV]( [Video 16]( Angela Rayner has refused to return the £16,876 exit payment she received when she left Government last autumn over her tax affairs. The Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne was reinstated as Housing Secretary by Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday. * * * Ms Rayner picks up the mantle of the role she lost barely 10 months ago, and has faced calls to pay back the severance money. However, Ms Rayner today confirmed she would not be doing so, saying: “I had worked in Government for a period of time and then I came out of Government for just under a year.” TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say 1[King Charles sends written message to award ceremony as monarch unable to attend event]( 2[Driving licence changes launching in months will see some motorists banned from carrying passengers]( 3[Andy Burnham ‘likely messaged Russia or Iran in fake Donald Trump aide text blunder’]( 4[DVLA announces major update to medical driving licences impacting UK motorists]( 5[Zara Tindall wins British Open Championship with dominant performance at Gatcombe]( 1[GB News Daily Reflection — Tuesday 18th August 2026]( 2[Robert Jenrick tells GB News about Reform UK's three-point plan to end Britain's benefits scourge]( 3[Robert Jenrick and Nigel Nelson CLASH over Reform UK's welfare reforms: 'That's ridiculous!']( 4[Littleport resident sounds alarm over plans to open migrant HMO near school 'without consultation']( 5[Andrew Pierce clashes with Labour MP over branding Reform’s benefits plan ‘dogwhistle nonsense’]( 1[Andy Burnham ‘likely messaged Russia or Iran in fake Donald Trump aide text blunder’]( 2[Andy Burnham to delay North Sea decision for months as PM faces Net Zero revolt]( 3[Vladimir Putin's allies demand nuclear strikes on Britain in retaliation for helping Ukraine with drones]( 4[True madness of Net Zero laid bare as £12.7billion 'climate change foreign aid' bill exposed]( 5[Labour's farming minister faints 'at sight of meat' while touring beef freezer]( The decision has faced criticism from various opposition parties, including Shadow Housing Secretary James Cleverly. He told the Daily Mail: “She pocketed a £17,000 reward courtesy of the taxpayer, and now she's got her old job back courtesy of her mate Andy Burnham, who wants to hike taxes on the family home for everyone else.” The former home secretary said: "Ms Rayner should hand back the cash. Her reappointment just confirms that there is one rule for Labour, and another for everyone else." 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Angela Rayner as confirmed she will not be returning her severance payment she received last year | GETTY The tax controversy forced her departure from Labour's frontbench in disgrace, and she only resolved the outstanding bill with HMRC in May of this year. Ms Rayner has maintained HMRC's inquiry found no deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness on her part, and she had always acted "in good faith" throughout. Property industry figures have reacted furiously to the appointment. Craig Fish, Director at Lodestone Mortgages, told Newspage: "This feels like a slap in the face to anyone who plays by the rules." ### Don't Miss []( [Golf]( ## [Rory McIlroy sparks concern after admitting 'I'm so far away from where I need to be']( []( [Tech]( ## [Microsoft is finally fixing confusing Copilot apps on your Mac and Windows PC]( []( [Tech]( ## [Instagram makes major change to logo for first time in a decade]( ### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * [Ed Miliband blasted as 'wrong' for claiming Donald Trump was 'racist and misogynist' by US ambassador]( * [Pub landlord hails 'welcome relief' from Andy Burnham after cutting business rates: 'We've been hammered!']( * [Andy Burnham prepares DWP benefits cuts as welfare bill heads towards £330billion]( Ed Miliband was slated by Red Wall residents telling GB News 'Out of 10, I’d probably rate Ed Miliband a two!' | PA Rohit Kohli, of The Mortgage Stop, added: "This looks like loyalty being rewarded, not competence being recognised." Harvey Dhillon, of Zmartly, cautioned ordinary taxpayers would face severe penalties for making the same mistake, stating: "Whatever you think of the politics, that is a two-tier message about tax." Anita Wright, of Ribble Wealth Management, described the decision as "moral hazard in a sash and rosette", arguing: "The problem isn't that people make mistakes; it's that at the top, mistakes have stopped costing anything." Red Wall voters have savaged the appointment of Ms Rayner, with residents of Worksop, Nottinghamshire telling GB News that reappointing her was “another mistake.” ### Most Read []( [News]( ## [Five teenagers killed in 'horrific' wrong-way crash on motorway with child among injured]( []( [Politics]( ## [Labour MP shut down in GB News grilling over plans to house illegal migrants in 'middle class' areas]( []( [News]( True ## ['Dangerous' Eritrean man who raped pensioner outside church entered Britain illegally]( The locals were also not fans of Ed Miliband being moved from Energy Secretary under Sir Keir Starmer to Foreign Secretary by Andy Burnham. Locals told the People Channel: “Out of 10, I’d probably rate Ed Miliband a two!” “(Ed) Miliband is just a waste of time. He's an absolute waste of time,” another man said. 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