Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner broke cover on the election trail as the Tories heaped more pressure on her to answer questions about her tax affairs. Ms Rayner joined shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Angela Rayner 's odds of becoming the next Labour leader have taken a dramatic plunge – as police launched an investigation into whether she broke electoral law over the sale of her council house.
Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner with leader Sir Keir Starmer during the Labour Party local elections campaign launch at the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology in Dudley on March 28 Advertisement And Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Shadow International Development Secretary Lisa Nancy are all placed ahead of Ms Rayner.
Ms Rayner said she was confident she had 'followed the rules at all times' after Conservative Party deputy chairman James Daly suggested she may have given false information about her main residence. Angela Rayner with Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer. The confusion over Ms Rayner's home address is significant because under electoral rules, voters are expected to register at their permanent home address
'We have seen the Tory Party use this playbook before - reporting political opponents to the police during election campaigns to distract from their record. His deputy has faced scrutiny about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her council house because of confusion over whether it was her principal residence.
Married couples who both own properties can only have one primary residence between them under tax law. Sir Keir has previously said the Conservatives are 'chasing a smear' in raising questions about the deputy leader and people were more interested in 'problems caused by this Government'. 'We mutually decided to maintain our existing residences to reflect our circumstances. Every family is different but it worked for us and we brought up our boys in a caring environment, surrounded by love.
James Daly, MP for Bury North, asked Greater Manchester Police to look into whether Ms Rayner breached electoral law over her living arrangements following her 2010 marriage.
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