“Local Residents Called Her An F****NG LIAR” | Angela Rayner House Scandal Won't Go Away

A former head of the standards watchdog is urging for a thorough police investigation into the tax dispute involving the sale of Angela Rayner's council house ten years ago.
Sir Alistair Graham, who chaired the committee for standards in public life from 2003 to 2007, supports Greater Manchester Police's recent decision to reinvestigate whether Rayner, the deputy Labour leader, violated electoral laws a decade ago.
The controversy revolves around the tax obligations related to Rayner's sale of her home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 2015, particularly regarding capital gains tax and her residency status at the time.
Initially, police stated they wouldn't investigate Rayner, but James Daly, a deputy Conservative Party chairman, criticised the decision, alleging that relevant documents weren't considered and witnesses weren't contacted.
Julia Hartley-Brewer speaks with politcal correspondent for The Spectator, James Heale.
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[@DarrenElmore-ez9qk]

Imagine her on every news station calling for a Tory to resign if one did this, a vile hypocrite

[@philcarson6731]

Imagine giving Michelle mone and hancocks pub landlord tens of millions then being outraged by someone maybe not paying two grand

[@ancientfractal2526]

Imagine every news station giving the same coverage to the millions of pounds Conservative Party members avoid in taxes. There wouldn't be enough time left for anything else to be reported on.

[@minkgin3370]

She’s an AWFUL woman. What we call in the North…’Gob on Legs !’

[@DarrenElmore-ez9qk]

@@ancientfractal2526 that’s all she ever goes on about, having her opinions are fine, but you need to be clean

[@malcky630]

@@philcarson6731 Think your missing the point, If she has done it then she is a criminal.

[@limpethead]

How has she managed to go from working in a care home, to being worth £3 million in 8 years?

[@dominokid7996]

alot of bouncing on c.......

[@giveusanepleasebob992]

Gets you thinking doesn't it mate.

[@Thetache]

Corruption?

[@user-hi5px9fp7s]

Absolutely a liar

[@maxblack666]

I wonder ????

[@aminullah2628]

Rayner is completely untrustworthy and deceptive

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

Yeah, so is slippery starmer.

[@coyhutt8022]

So, a politician, then.

[@theRab1609]

Ok let's sack her then but lets us investigaye all mps tax affairs at same time as she seem very small fry compared to what others have done with tax havens and non dom status plus the other tax fiddles, we know people who put money in tax havens are robbing the workers of the world the moral corruption is very evident.

[@searan5130]

So just because she's working class it gives her free rein to defraud. I'm working class but I wouldn't dream of doing what she is accused of.

[@seanhedley8028]

If you did you’d be hounded to the end of the earth by the authorities and probably have your name plastered all over the papers

[@malcky630]

If you did you would be done in court.

[@dilltdog1158]

Worth £3 million. Funny how these socialists all want to be millionaires.

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

​@@malcky630Exactlu

[@Andrew-tx9jy]

@@malcky630 Not if you were a Tory.

[@barryholloway8565]

She is guilty sack her on the spot it shows how many MPs are at it both labour and Tory

[@teresahitchcock109]

self serving is what it's about

[@user-hi5px9fp7s]

Starmer should sack her now as he knows she is lying

[@Rattlerbrand]

thank you for calling both parties out ? truth

[@user-ky2ks5rl5w]

The attack on Rayner shows how desperate the Tory party are and her neighbors should mind there own business

[@maxhobby1701]

Starmer won't sack her she represents the Corbynista cabal in labour If starmer did sack her he couldn't keep the marxists under control.

[@kerrybayton8356]

She's the liar, she made a false declaration, & evaded tax's.. She has got to go & she has got to go now!

[@davidbarlow350]

A politician lying,surely not!

[@26Fe55.8]

If she has dodged tax she should be expelled from the party and face prosecution like anyone else.

[@happyapple4269]

They all dodge tax. Tax is for the poor, it keeps us poor.

[@brendanmcnamara1414]

Like Richi and the whole Tory party whoa

[@dianelawson4037]

@@brendanmcnamara1414 And the labour party

[@davidmonkman6677]

The despicable rayner is one of the reasons why people are reluctant to vote labour. There is no doubt that the tories are appalling but Labour whilst populated by the likes of rayner will be even worse

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

You can bet your bottom dollar on that.

[@azillliasmith2734]

One of the others is keir (I think women can have a penis) starmer......

[@user-fg5fh9ps5u]

​@@DavidEdwards-uf5lgThe Tories are perfect wake up they are smearing look at some of the Tory MPs with second jobs we need new politicians who work for the people of this country

[@LethallyReptarded]

I don't get how you can say that. Do you honestly believe there's any difference between either of them anymore?

[@atackio1316]

Why with all the money these people are on they find it ok to fiddle total hypocrisy

[@SaraWilliams-rw7hy]

She was already investigated a few years back over her expenses and they found she had kitted her self out with all new Apple products including phone ,I pad ,laptop and ear plugs and she said she was entitled That says it all there!

[@SNUSNU-lz7dh]

So she claimed it was her primary residence but she was actually renting it to her brother “ isn’t that fraud “ ?

[@positivethinker5848]

Did she claim single person discount on her council tax.

[@anty66]

Good point

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

More than likely, bent as a 9 bob note.

[@jock2me]

she was getting payments from dwp for her brother living there

[@stephenbrown5045]

It's a single occupancy discount, not a single person discount.

[@jr-cx1ve]

what has she done for the people. nothing

[@aleccap5946]

Same as Farage

[@Rattlerbrand]

she's has promoted herself I wonder what she's worth now ? millions

[@aleccap5946]

@@Rattlerbrand Dodgy Dave Cameron ex PM 150k a year, now worth 30 million pound ? How's that possible

[@rodneyfungus8249]

@aleccap He had outside interests which he declared. He has been raking it in ad a private citizen (as all ex PM’s do) since he left parliament in 2016. We know Greensill paid him a fortune. What is your point?

[@aleccap5946]

@rodneyfungus8249 As all PM's and MP's that are voted in by the people for the people seem. Always seem to do remarkably better then any of the gullible people falling for their lies, why is these people including Johnson are considerably better off after they lies through their teeth whereas we, the taxpayers pay their 100k a year plus perks and none of us facing one crisis after another are powerless to do a thing ? The point is, democracy works remarkably well for the rich and powerful why is that ?

[@positivethinker5848]

Did her brother pay rent to her. If so it was a business. Did she declare this for tax purposes.

[@Panzerfaustchen]

He lived there rent free but he paid her £500 a month as a family gift

[@michaelsnelling3338]

@@Panzerfaustchen That's a bit of a problem then because the maximum TOTAL you can gift to family members is £3000 per year. That is not per person it is the total value.

[@grahamhollingworth8253]

You know she's lying because her lips are moving.

[@johngreenhorn8853]

You know she's lying (in bed ) her hips are moving.

Which set.....🤔

[@grahamhollingworth8253]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sensibledriver933]

One set moves more than the other.

[@grahamhollingworth8253]

@@sensibledriver933 🤣🤣 can only guess at which pair

[@composedlight6850]

why are peope surprised --- this is how the system and those in power operate.

[@happyapple4269]

I would mind so much if they got punished for it but they dont.

[@jdizzle1779]

Because it shouldn't be and if you claim to be for the people you should pay into the pot rather than only taking and avoiding tax

[@proudpict2057]

If she wasn’t living there, who was renting it? Rental income? Tax to pay?

[@harveycotton5185]

Typical Labour liar.

[@DazUK1]

Lol typical thick Tory voter.

[@noelfleming3567]

More like a tory liar

[@azillliasmith2734]

@@noelfleming3567nobody is saying both sides don't lie both are as bad as each other....

[@SparkyJohn111]

@@noelfleming3567she's not a Tory though, so your statement makes no sense ?

[@davecollumbell4592]

always thought there was somit about her.....says it all she's Labour

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

I've lost count how many times at the dispatch box asking the Tories to come clean, and what else are they hiding, well red queen, I've got a suggestion to make to you, why don't you come clean ? And what else are you hiding?

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

How come she does not believe in right to buy council house. But did not refuse to buy it?

[@saratreadwell5711]

She the first to say u got to go to anyone else if they’ve done wrong! So u know what to do Angela!!! 😡

[@hornslane]

The FLASHER caught with her grubby hand in the till!!

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

Yeah, and just look at slippery starmer, wriggling like a worm on the hook over it.

[@east-saxon]

Mysoginsts.

[@dennisgould7804]

Another bloody liar .

[@ivansmith2572]

Integrity and politicians in the same sentence. Never going to happen

[@johanlourens723]

Lets forget what she did ... it was a long time ago ... hard upbringing. Well, in my book fraud is fraud.

[@user-hi5px9fp7s]

She should be in prison

[@east-saxon]

You should be in a loony bin.

[@Thetache]

What is that old phrase??? Oh yes "People in glass houses should not throw stones". If she is guilty then punish her with all the penalties she calls for on others who commit similar offences. Politicians should hold themselves to a higher standard than they place on others.

[@johnbewick6357]

Oh what a shock, she's a liar. What do you expect, she is a politition..

[@trucker4567]

I hope rayner is gone this week, she is a liar, her and starmer got off with their party, but there's no way back for her now.

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

Yes it was not fair I saw in that photo Starmer swigging a bottle and close to Others. Only conservative Brexiteers seem to be hounded out!

[@user-fg5fh9ps5u]

@@user-mx1gh3mn3w Yes then we will have a Tory government back in

[@padiedo7213]

We all know that she's a Liar she's ( LABOUR) NOTHING ELSE TO SAY ????

[@philcarson6731]

How do you explain Boris de piffle then ?

[@padiedo7213]

A BIGGER ONE 🐶

[@brianhall869]

Police and crime commissioner for Manchester is Labour The same as Beergate for Starmer when there was video and photographic evidence but no action taken whatsoever. Wonder where this will go

[@Panzerfaustchen]

They’re calling you a liar, don’t you care ? I’m just glad they’ve stopped calling me a slag

[@fifisuki1876]

Am I correct in thinking Ms Rayner opposed the sale of Council Houses nowadays? Please correct me, if I am wrong...

[@sandradavies7804]

Yes, but not until she'd sold hers.

[@DavidEdwards-uf5lg]

Spot on, what she's saying is, " I've got my cheap house, stuff you lot" .

[@sbeasley1785]

So this is much bigger than what we are being told as she MUST have COMMITTED mortgage FRAUD along with the rest of the deceit,

[@keegan773]

It’s all about integrity, and Rayner doesn’t seem to have any.

[@davidsmith8728]

This is all about 'Integrity'. Politicians, particularly those in a senior position, need to be as white as the driven snow otherwise they leave themselves wide open. Rayner has taken a clear stand in relation to the activitiess of other politicians and thereby created a standard by which others AND HERSELF need to be judged. I am frankly surprised that HMRC are not invovled. They don't normally mess about.

[@williamturner6366]

thanks for the mini advert for the reform party julia. please keep up the good work.

[@user-fc8pl4ej4u]

No she broke the law

[@edithmiller3114]

Julia...love your top!

[@lindastone6868]

She doesn't want you to buy your council house, just like Abbott doesn't want your child to go to a grammar school! Labour being hypocritical as per!

[@maskedavenger2578]

They shouldn’t be allowed any bunce for second homes . All politicians that don’t live local to Westminster , should be housed in a purpose built basic hostel whilst away from their constituencies . They should also only be allowed very limited expenses ,similar to what ordinary members of the public could claim ,if away from home . This gravy train needs to come to a swift halt ,politicians have been getting away taking the pi55 for far too long . It’s not as if any of them are any good .

[@DAVE3422460]

an MP on the fiddle whats new

[@FreaksSpeaks]

Hycpocrite- in-chief is in trouble 😂.

[@markspark1864]

Hypocrite ? A UK politician ? Surely not, next you'll be telling me they never tell lies.

[@christinebrown3269]

Do as I say not as I do.

[@nickm2483]

I expect good ol’ James O’Brien on LBC will be saying we’re making a ‘mountain out of a molehill’ with this story. But if it was any Tory MP he’d be voicing his usual sanctimonious disgust.

[@Musical_Man_Guitar]

He's is one horrid tool.......

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

I cannot listen to him ! He only slags off conservatives. Really Loony Leftie.

[@karlmylnere5712]

nickm2483, Absolutely right , that phoney would be snivelling on and on if it was a Tory , he is a mirror image of Raynor , hypocritical , sanctimonious and attention seeking.

[@cygnus3632]

Sick and tired. All smoke and mirrors!!

[@robj8201]

‘Single mum who pulled herself up’ is a loada bollox…if it was a bloke he’d be out already. Cmon Julia, your standards are normally better.

[@gbentley8176]

Reckon she was just putting forward a typical scenario for people thinking Rayner is a diamond of the first water! All paste.

[@foxman1546]

Sounds like she warrants a full HMRC investigation. Is it true she is now worth £3million after only 8 years earning £79k pa? Hmmmmm😮😮😮😮. I think a paper trail investigation is required if true. I remember MPs being prosecuted for pay to play years ago. I'm sure it still goes on and not just in the tory party.

[@nheather]

Like a lot of politicians she is so stupid. It is a relatively small amount of money involved, what she should have done is as soon as the story broke was say "really sorry, I'm not a tax expert, I didn't realise, how much do I owe and I'll pay it immediately". That would have quickly diffused the issue and she would have come out of it with her head held high. But no, like a lot of politicians, she is incapable of taking responsibility and doubles-down, thereby creating a bigger mess for herself.

[@user-st1du4ig8u]

Reform

[@burtingtune]

I can´t remember the name for the stage when a spinning top is about to topple over: the part where it speeds up and starts to violently wobble. Perhaps it should be called a Raymer as she is at that stage!

[@Iazzaboyce]

When people say, 'she has done well. - she got given a safe Labour seat - it's not like she became a doctor or developed a successful business...

[@Ruth-ff7jw]

Thars Labour for you.

[@stuart3383]

All at it

[@sillyshazzie]

If the 👠 fits 🤣

[@terryolekszy9486]

Quick enough to tell everyone else to resign should she not do the decent thing now and resign she is ruined anyway

[@kerryhunter6764]

Thats labour for you. Pretend to be for the working people while pocketing thousands for themselves under the counter

[@jimmymcdonald426]

Very true

[@williambarnes3868]

Her background is irrelevant. If she has not told the whole truth then she must resign as a na MP immediately.

[@derekwilcox2202]

Investigation into the full council would be in order 😡😡

[@dianeirvine7624]

What a fine example of a deputy leader , yet stammer ignores it

[@robertjones638]

Who wants her making judgement on policy etc.The country is in enough trouble without trash in charge.

And yet plod will not interview said neighbours.......🤔

[@baronblaze]

Shouldn't HMRC be investigating her ?

[@olivethrush7450]

Never mind the Police. Why on Earth are HM Revenue not investigating the Tax fraud? That would sort her out.

[@RonaldShea5680]

Corruption and the labour party walk hand in hand.

[@scotmacc]

What goes around comes around, Angeliar.

[@Leaffycottage]

She’s a hypocrite

[@tankthelord1178]

Always trust politicians.

[@derekreynolds1119]

All of the career politicians should be investigated for fraud and corruption

[@bobsocks7575]

Local resident call a liar, “a liar”.

[@michaelsimpson4400]

I don't know any mother who would live in a different house from their kids and their husband when the houses are 1 mile apart for 5 years. It sounds like cow dung to me.

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE MASSES ~~~ MEAN NOTHING TO OUR MASTERS.

[@NeilHughes-ti6pz]

Politicians liar's?. Surely not. 😂

[@user-hi5px9fp7s]

It does matter as pensions have to pay tax on pension so everyone should pay their tax and on everything. They are to greedy

[@user-mx1gh3mn3w]

Yes I could not believe the tax added to my flight for America was £499!

[@davidwyllie8539]

It doesn't matter what her background is and how she's struggled. The law is the law. What's the point of it if you can pick and choose who it applies to (or not)?

[@SheeplessShepherd]

Scandal of the century, a council house 😂

[@juj298]

Yes But What is She Capable of ?🤔

[@simondeeley9413]

Time for Reform

[@Rattlerbrand]

we need an UN-BIAS POLICEMAN if that can be found these days ?

[@colinstevens6837]

starmer likely recommended they didnt investigate

[@whatacarryon12]

Pot and pee come to mind

[@simonbamford8441]

Blimey, next thing she will be accused of supplying PPE! Ashcroft is a bit of a slimy one - not sure his opinions are valid.

[@DEREKCOUTTS]

Name a politician that isnt

[@thetruthwillwinoneday]

She is a Labour politician, the deputy leader, of course she is a liar.

[@andyrussell2186]

If her lips are moving , she’s lying

[@BrianAllan-hr5om]

SIR kiers actions in parliament seem more worrying? In that, SIR kier was in charge of the CPS and a judge and clearly knew what he was doing because SIR lindsey was supposedly advised against going with SIR kiers advice ?if they knew SIR kier must have known, and yet he won't look at rayners evidence ?why maybe a patsy who nose ? Question:In the eyes 👀 of the law, how does bribery work ?)Is there a prison sentence for bribery ? Is there a sentence for being manipulated into a bribe when you haven't done anything wrong in the first place? Did Margaret Thatcher give a knighthood to a personal protection officer? If so, why? Question:If there's an investigation, can we expect justice ,given that SIR kier was in charge of the CPS ? Question:Who was part or connected to the investigation into SIR savid jabit? Question:Was his brother a high-ranking police officer ,maybe still is ?please fact-check?

[@Mickyocean123]

Don't vote Labour, vote reform. 😮

[@carolyncass8859]

Loving the top Julia

[@barry5111]

Just imagine if politicians actually came up with and enacted proper improvements to the country instead of just digging up dirt on each other.

[@morleywhite911]

What has she been charged with ?

[@philcarson6731]

Nothing

[@wokeybrokey8006]

It’s about principles and she had none. She is the first to go after anyone else … it’s time she resigned.

[@nataliegreen3619]

If she was living in that house her security records will show this

[@kennethbrown2429]

I think she's got a cunning PLAN,!!!!!!

[@marktopp745]

Absolute hypocrisy. Lord Ashcroft investigate him. Let’s see some of these Tories go outside amongst us normal people because you never see them out and about. What about the Ester McVey story with her and her husband’s living arrangements. Like I said bloody disgusting hypocrisy the lot of you.

[@MichaelGill-im8wh]

She is more than a lair oh dear.👹

[@stevenclark7733]

Our politicians are all in the same boat. Nothing will happen to her. They all have a vested interest in making the allegations go away.

[@geoffwright9570]

Well at least they're polite and honest with their opinions.

[@mark0511]

Of course it matters, they're the lawmakers, they have to be extra scrutinised!

[@jennypite2507]

Just another lying hypocrite. Both sides of the House are exactly the same - totally useless.

[@SistorCarrera]

Julia we all love you x