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 deputy leader has been dogged by questions over her living arrangements before she was an MP.
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...
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Oliver Dowden has suggested that Angela Rayner should resign over the row surrounding her council house.]]>
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.
Labour's Angela Rayner attacks the government's housing record but faces jibes over her own living arrangements.
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.
Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner lingered chatting together for the cameras as they toured the Nightingale Quarter in Derby.
Amid an ongoing investigation into her past living arrangements, Martin Bowen said his daughter 'flitted' between her former council house and her then-husband's property a mile away.