Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says he has 'full confidence' in his deputy, Angela Rayner, even as police probe allegations she broke election laws. He assures Rayner will 'fully cooperate' with the investigation.
Angela Rayner is facing fresh Tory calls to quit as Labour 's deputy leader today as police reopened an investigation into claims she broke election law in connection with her former council house home.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today declined to say three times whether Ms Rayner should resign if police find that she did break the law. Former party leader Ed Miliband said she was an inspiration and 'exactly the kind of person we need in politics', at an event alongside London mayor Sadiq Khan today.
Police re-examined a decision not to investigate after a complaint by Tory Bury MP and deputy chairman James Daly. Angela Rayner posted this picture on Twitter in 2014 and on the right is the estate agent photograph showing the same cushion But Ms Rayner remained on the electoral roll at Vicarage Road until 2015, when she sold the house at a profit of £48,500.
The Mail on Sunday has studied dozens of postings made by Ms Rayner on social media during the period in question showing her life with her children and cats at her husband's address
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