Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said her 'brilliant' superior would co-operate fully with any police or tax probe into two homes she owned in Manchester a decade ago.
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.
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When Angela Rayner last week said she'd do the 'right thing' and resign if a police investigation into her former living arrangements found that she had broken the law, I was instantly suspicious.
The Levelling Up Secretary mocked his opposite number as she took to the despatch box for the first time since the probe into her tax affairs was announced.
Andy Burnham once hailed Angela Rayner as an 'amazing politician' - but now he has been forced to clarify he will have no involvement in the police investigation into the her housing affairs.
Supporters dismiss investigation into allegations of breaching electoral law and avoiding capital gains tax as a ‘storm in a teacup’A defiant Angela Rayner will continue campaigning ahead of next month’s local elections, despite a police decision to open an investigation amid allegations of breaching electoral law and avoiding capital gains tax.The deputy Labour leader vowed on Friday she would stand down if inquiries by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) led to a criminal conviction. It comes...
Ms Rayner bought former council house in Vicarage Road, Stockport, in 2007. She was listed at the time as Angela Bowen on the roll, but changed it in 2013. Her husband and brother meanwhile were listed on register at Lowndes Lane
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.
"Frankly the sooner a line is drawn under this, the better"
Tory MPs told Andy Burnham to refrain from public pronouncements about Angela Rayner while the force, over whom he has political oversight, carries out its investigation into her affairs.
Matt Finnegan, Angela Rayner's former chief adviser, has given a statement to Greater Manchester Police.