Politics LIVE: Angela Rayner's future on brink as fury erupts over second home saga

Angela Rayner received "final legal advice" on her tax affairs on Wednesday, the Education Secretary has said, but she would not say when the Prime Minister was aware his deputy had underpaid tax.

Bridget Phillipson told Sky News: "The Deputy Prime Minister sought advice at the point of purchase of the house, which enacted in line with the advice that she received.

"She then subsequently sought expert advice on that. That original version returned on Monday, but it wasn't later clarified until the Wednesday further questions that were addressed through the advice."

She added that it was only once a court order preventing discussion of Ms Rayner's tax affairs was lifted "on Tuesday evening" and "once final legal advice that was returned on Wednesday" that the position could be set out.

Asked whether the Prime Minister had known Ms Rayner had underpaid tax on Monday, Ms Phillipson said: "The Deputy Prime Minister has been clear for some time that she believed she had acted in good faith, that she had paid what was required of her through that house purchase.

"It then became clear subsequently that that wasn't the case, that additional stamp duty was owed.

"That was following new, fresh legal advice, but as I say there were limitations on what could be discussed given the existence of a court order that was there to protect her family and to protect her son."