Labour leadership latest: Angela pays £40,00 stamp duty to start her challenge, Wes Streeting set to resign, Andy Burnham cancels interview

Angela Rayner this morning revealed she has paid £40,000 to HMRC to settle a dispute over underpaying stamp duty and potentially launch her Labour leadership campaign. The former Deputy Prime Minister insisted she has not been 'tax dodging' - paving the way for a bid to enter No10. With her party plunged into civil war, Ms Rayner also insisted that she will not run with her friend Andy Burnham, declaring: 'I am not doing deals'. It comes as Health Secretary Wes Streeting prepares to resign from Government and launch his own bid for leadership today with Ed Miliband also rumoured to be a potential candidate. Ms Rayner today admitted she has settled the £40,000 she owed in unpaid stamp duty on her seaside home in East Sussex. But she insists that HMRC cleared her of 'deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs'. Wes Streeting looks set to plunge Labour into civil war today by quitting the Cabinet to mount a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer The Health Secretary is ready to fire the starting gun this morning following yesterday's face-to-face showdown with the beleaguered Prime Minister which lasted just 16 minutes. His plans triggered panic in Downing Street and fury on the Labour Left, where MPs are even considering Ed Miliband as they scramble to unite behind a candidate of their own. Sir Keir was reduced to pleading with his MPs to step back from the brink of a leadership contest, which he warned would cause 'chaos' and 'paralyse' the Government for months. During a series of private meetings in the Commons, he told them: 'We can't let a leadership contest plunge us into chaos and a challenge would 100 per cent do that.' Angela Rayner today revealed she has handed £40,000 to HMRC for underpaying stamp duty - but insisted she has not been 'tax dodging' - paving the way for a potential Labour leadership bid. With her party plunged into civil war, Ms Rayner has also insisted that she will not run with her friend Andy Burnham, declaring: 'I am not doing deals'. She was forced to resign as Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary last September after a sleaze watchdog found she broke the Ministerial Code when she underpaid about £40,000 of stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside apartment in Hove, East Sussex. In an interview with ITV the former deputy Labour leader said 'people felt that I was tax dodging' but 'HMRC have concluded that there wasn't any wrongdoing on my behalf'. It comes as Health Secretary Wes Streeting prepares to resign from Government and launch his own bid for leadership today with Ed Miliband also rumoured to be a potential candidate. Angela Rayner paved the way for a potential Labour leadership challenge on Thursday morning as Wes Streeting looks set to resign and Keir Starmer clings on to power. Stick with us today for the latest on the Labour leadership battle. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.