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Rayner urged to explain why council upgraded property 'she didn't live in'

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Sources said a grant was given for the work at her then-husband’s house in Stockport as one of her children is blind
Sources said a grant was given for the work at her then-husband’s house in Stockport as one of her children is blind

DEPUTY Labour leader Angela Rayner is under pressure to explain why a council paid thousands of pounds to upgrade a property she says she did not live in.

She faces further scrutiny after work was completed to drop a kerb outside the address.

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Angela Rayner is under pressure to explain why a council paid thousands of pounds to upgrade a property she says she did not live inCredit: Alamy

Sources said a grant was given for the work at her then-husband’s house in Stockport as one of her children is blind.

But at the time Ms Rayner was registered as living a mile away at a council house she bought under the right-to-buy scheme.

She was listed on the electoral roll there for five years after marrying.

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Yet when re-registering two births, she put hubby Mark’s address down.

Tory MPs want cops to investigate.

Gtr Manchester Police are understood to be giving an update in the next few days.

A criminal case could be launched for making a false declaration on the electoral record.

Ms Rayner may also be liable for capital gains tax over a £48,500 profit on the sale of her home.

The fresh revelations are in a new biography, to be serialised in the Mail on Sunday.

Ms Rayner denies wrongdoing.

A spokesman said she received expert advice that no tax was due.

Ryan Sabey

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