The Labor leader claimed the allegations about Angela Rayner’s living arrangements were just a “smear campaign” pushed by the Conservatives.
Sir Keir Starmer’s deputy Become the center of attention In recent weeks she sold a former council house she owned in Stockport and was accused of evading capital gains tax on the property and falsely registering to vote there – charges she denies.
The charges center on whether the property was her primary residence, as Renner claimed. If this were not the case and, as the Mail on Sunday claims, she lived near her then-husband’s address, she would be liable for capital gains on the sale and potentially breach election rules.
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Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden has now written to Sir Keir, accusing the pair of failing to “uphold standards of public life” by failing to answer questions about the allegations and asking him why he failed to review Ms Rayner’s comments about her Legal advice provided in question.
But the Labor leader criticized the Conservatives for not paying “significant attention” to issues affecting voters, such as hospital waiting times.
Speaking to broadcasters at King’s Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire, Sir Keir said: “Angela Rayner was asked numerous questions about the matter. She answered them all. She said she would be happy to answer any questions raised by the police or anyone. Further questions. Authorities.”
He added: “I don’t need to see legal advice. My team has seen it.
“But what I will say is, the day the A&E data comes out [show] With people waiting more than 24 hours in emergency departments – and we now know waiting times are 10 times longer than they were five years ago – the Tories want to shine a spotlight on the thoughts of Angela Rayner and the time she spent with her ex-husband 10 years ago , I can tell you that at this hospital, no one is interested.
“They really, really want to know how you’re going to solve the A&E problem that this administration has created.”
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Asked whether he thought his team had not provided him with legal advice to protect him, Sir Keir replied: “No, I certainly don’t think so. They have seen the advice. I have seen it was inappropriate. of.”
“But I do know this, if you’re waiting 24 hours for A&E, you’d be more interested in why the government isn’t absolutely focusing on this, which is what they should be doing, [instead of] Track down the slander against Angela Reiner and the time she spent with her husband more than a decade ago. “
Over the weekend, The Mail on Sunday Claims to have seen dozens of social media posts Ms. Rayner’s information between 2010 and 2015, which allegedly indicates that her current ex’s address is her primary property.
Responding to the claims, a Labor spokesman said: “Angela and her husband have mutually decided to retain their existing home to reflect their family circumstances and share childcare responsibilities.
“Angela has always made it clear that when they have children and get married, she will also spend time on her husband’s property. She has every right to do so.”
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