Police are investigating the Labour deputy leader following a complaint by Bury North MP James Daly
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he still has not seen the legal advice which his deputy Angela Rayner claims exonerates her over the sale of her former council house in Stockport, Manchester.
Labour's leader insisted yesterday he had 'complete confidence' in his deputy, despite not having seen the legal and tax advice she received in the row over the sale of her former council house.
"Frankly the sooner a line is drawn under this, the better"
Shabana Mahmood, the shadow justice secretary, defended the Labour leader but dodged questions about why Sir Keir had still not seen his deputy's legal advice.
The Labour deputy leader is being investigated over claims she wrongly declared on the electoral roll she was living at a council house she bought under right to buy in Stockport.
Keir Starmer’s deputy is facing questions over the sale of her former home. But do voters care? Gaby Hinsliff reportsAngela Rayner has been facing questions from the Conservatives over her former council house, which she sold before she became an MP. They are asking if she paid capital gains tax, what council tax she paid and even if she committed electoral fraud. Rayner has denied doing anything wrong, and the amounts of money involved are hardly eye-watering – but could it still damage her?The...
Pro-Palestine protests are continuing in London this weekend, and signs from activists saw Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner given a ‘vampire’ makeover. One person carried a placard that showed the Labour leader and his deputy with vampire fangs and covered in blood, writing that they were “for genocide”. Thousands gathered at the march, organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, setting off from Parliament Square, before finishing in Hyde Park, demanding an immediate ceasefire Gaza. Jeremy Corbyn...
The Labour leader rushes to his deputy's defence after Rishi Sunak makes a jibe about her tax affairs.
Oliver Dowden has suggested that Angela Rayner should resign over the row surrounding her council house.]]>
Shabana Mahmood said Sir Keir shouldn't look at the legal advice given to Ms Rayner about the sale of her right-to-buy home.
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the two civil wars, the House of Representatives under the gavel of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, voted to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities []