HMRC CEO John-Paul Marks previously served as Principal Private Secretary to Yvette Cooper, a senior Labour politician.
Marks was appointed HMRC chief executive in April 2025, after leading the Scottish Government civil service.
He oversaw the decision clearing Rayner of deliberate tax avoidance or carelessness on the £40k of underpaid stamp duty for her Hove flat, resulting in payment of the underpaid tax but no penalty.
Rayner resigned as Deputy PM in September 2025 over the stamp duty issue, but described the HMRC outcome as exoneration.
I am sure that Marks did not personally intervene in this case. However, with anything like this it is not just a matter of being impartial and honest, it is also important that you appear to be impartial and honest.
Otherwise, people will never trust you to be impartial and honest!
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