Tories call for investigation into Angela Rayner over her tax affairs

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner should look an morals enquiry implicit her taxation affairs, the Conservatives person said.

It comes aft The Daily Telegraph claimed Ms Rayner, who is besides lodging secretary, avoided £40,000 successful stamp work connected a 2nd location successful East Sussex by removing her sanction from the deeds of different spot successful Greater Manchester.

Stamp work is simply a taxation paid successful England and Northern Ireland erstwhile idiosyncratic buys a spot implicit a definite price.

The paper besides claimed Ms Rayner antecedently suggested the Greater Manchester location remained her superior residence, redeeming astir £2,000 successful assembly taxation connected her grace and favour location successful cardinal London.

Conservative president Kevin Hollinrake has written to the autarkic advisor connected ministerial standards, Sir Laurie Magnus, requesting helium analyse whether Ms Rayner broke ministerial rules.

In a missive to Sir Laurie, Mr Hollinrake described Ms Rayner's arrangements arsenic "hypocritical taxation avoidance, by a curate who supports higher taxes connected household homes, high-value homes and 2nd homes".

As lodging secretary, Ms Rayner is liable for overseeing assembly taxation and lodging policy.

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Mr Hollinrake said the statements she had fixed connected her residency were "contradictory", but conceded she had breached nary laws.

A spokesperson for Ms Rayner has said she "paid the close duty" connected the acquisition "entirely properly" - and "any proposition different is wholly without basis".

A Cabinet Office spokesperson added that Ms Rayner "has followed proposal connected the allocation of her authoritative residence astatine each times".