Phillipson defends Rayner over tax row and family issues

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson expresses confidence in deputy prime minister Angela Rayner amid scrutiny over unpaid stamp duty. She highlights Rayner's "complicated" family arrangements, including a court order linked to her disabled son, which made it difficult to speak openly. Phillipson says Rayner has sought fresh legal advice, is complying fully with HMRC, and is doing "the right thing" to ensure transparency. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It is complex and, you know, Angela has, you know, a complicated set of arrangements.

00:06She's also spoken about how the fact that her son has disability means that there was a court order in place.

00:15It made it harder for her to talk openly until she sought the permission of the court.

00:19So that is complicated. You know, family arrangements can be tricky at times.

00:24But alongside that, she's also sought that fresh advice.

00:27She's complying fully with everything that's asked of her. That's the right thing to do.

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