Sir Keir defended Ms Rayner and said people were more interested in ‘problems caused by this government’.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said the Conservatives are “chasing a smear” in raising questions about deputy leader Angela Rayner’s taxes.
The Labour deputy leader has insisted she has “done absolutely nothing wrong” and took legal advice that no rules were broken. On Sunday evening, Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden published a letter he has written to Sir Keir where he refers to testimony of residents alleging that Ms Rayner was not living at the property she was registered to on the electoral register.
He added: “Given the clear public interest in this case, your unwillingness to investigate this fully so far, or even bother to look at the legal advice Ms Rayner claims to have received, is a damning indictment of your leadership. Surely you recognise this matter is highly corrosive to your own reputation, not just that of your deputy.”He said: “Angela Rayner has been asked no end of questions about this. She’s answered them all.
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