Angela Rayner is anticipated to undergo a police interview under caution to determine which of her two residences was her primary home. The Telegraph has the details.
Greater Manchester Police are understood to have contacted Labour’s Deputy Leader to arrange an interview at a date and time to be agreed by both. The interview would almost certainly be conducted at a local police station in Manchester and Ms. Rayner would be questioned under caution.
Ms. Rayner has previously said that she has been looking forward “to sitting down with the appropriate authorities… and draw a line under this matter”, suggesting that she will attend the interview voluntarily, obviating any need to arrest her and the embarrassment that would cause. …
The police inquiry centres around a former council house in Stockport which Ms. Rayner had bought under Right to Buy prior to becoming an MP and which she then sold in 2015. She had claimed the house was her main residence, thereby legally avoiding a capital gains tax bill of up to £3,500.
Police are investigating whether Ms. Rayner wrongly declared her permanent address on the electoral roll, which is a criminal offence.
Ms. Rayner has said she will resign if she has committed any criminal wrongdoing.
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