Angela Rayner: Police reopen investigation into Labour deputy leader over council house sale
Greater Manchester Police say they have reopened an investigation into claims the Labour deputy leader breached electoral law over the sale of a property.
Angela Rayner said she will “of course do the right thing and step aside” if she is charged with any wrongdoing.
Police are investigating Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, over events surrounding the sale of her former council house in 2015.
Greater Manchester Police said on Friday that they had reopened an investigation into claims that Rayner breached electoral law over the sale of a property in Stockport.
Rayner said she would “of course do the right thing and step aside” if she is charged with any wrongdoing.
In a statement, she said: “I have always acted in the best interests of my constituents and I will continue to do so.
“I am confident that I have not broken any laws and I will cooperate fully with the police investigation.”
The investigation centers on allegations that Rayner failed to declare a financial interest in the property when she sold it.
Under electoral law, candidates are required to declare any financial interests they have in property that they sell within three months of the sale.
Rayner has denied any wrongdoing and said she did not believe she had a financial interest in the property at the time of the sale.
The reopening of the investigation comes at a difficult time for the Labour party, which is currently embroiled in a leadership contest.
Rayner is one of the frontrunners in the contest to succeed Keir Starmer as leader of the party.
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