Rayner Pledges Resignation If Police Find Wrongdoing in Council House Sale
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Angela Rayner has pledged to resign as Labour deputy leader if police find she committed a crime regarding the sale of her council house and tax payments.
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Greater Manchester Police are investigating if Rayner gave false information about where she was living when she sold her council house in 2015.
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Rayner faces calls to publish legal and tax advice to prove she does not owe capital gains tax on the council house sale profits.
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Labour leader Keir Starmer declined to say if Rayner would have to resign if found to have broken the law.
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Senior Labour figures like Sadiq Khan and Rachel Reeves have expressed support for Rayner, saying they are fully confident in her.