Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey says Angela Rayner’s position became “untenable” as “if the ethics advisor said she broke the rules she had to go”. Ed Davey’s comments come as Angela Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister on Friday after she admitted to underpaying tax on the purchase of a new home. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
00:00I always said that if the ethics advisor said she'd broken the rules, she had to go and that her position would become untenable, as it appears to have done.
00:08My sympathy was with her as a parent of a disabled child. I'm a parent of a disabled child and there are 100,000 out there.
00:15And we think about what would happen when we die, when we're gone.
00:20But you still have to abide by all the rules, particularly when you're the Deputy Prime Minister and a senior politician.
00:25And if she's broken the rules, as it appears she has, she had to go.
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