Rayner Pledges to Resign if Found Guilty of Residency Rule Breach
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Angela Rayner has said she will "step down" if found to have committed a crime regarding her former living arrangements. This follows a police investigation into allegations she broke electoral law over information given about her residency status a decade ago.
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Rayner is facing scrutiny over whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her home. There are doubts over whether it was actually her main residence and not her husband's.
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If she moved into her husband's home, her previous home may not have been her main residence anymore. In that case, she should have paid capital gains tax on the sale.
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Labour figures including Keir Starmer have leapt to Rayner's defense, expressing full confidence she has not broken any rules.
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Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has accused Rayner of "double standards" and welcomed the police investigation into the allegations.