angela rayner is a very well—known figure.anging on the strum quite is a long time now. greater manchester police have said there was no grounds for an investigation, and what has changed is a deputy chair of the conservative party has provided more information. it appears that information. it appears that information is sufficient for greater manchester police to look into whether or not an offence may have been committed. there are two things here, whether angela rayner owes more tax to the hmrc over the sale of that former council house, and the claim also that she potentially provided inaccurate information when she said that that was her principal residence. i think thatis was her principal residence. i think that is what the police will be looking into, whether it was a breach of election law. this goes back quite a long time. labour are convinced this isjust back quite a long time. labour are convinced this is just a smear and it will come to nothing. angela rayner has said that she has had legal and tax advice which ef

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and which one angela rayner was living at and when. ought on vicarage road in 2007 and sold eight years later, the key address in this story, and the home of her then husband mark rayner a mile away on lowndes lane. the timeline is also important. 2007 was the year angela rayner bought vicarage road. 2015 was the year she sold it. but in 2010 she married mark rayner. angela rayner has said throughout this period she lived at vicarage road, "paid the bills there and was registered to vote there". her critics allege that may not have been the case. but why does it matter which one she was living at? firstly because of capital gains tax. you don t pay it when you sell your main home. angela rayner is said to have made a £48,500 profit selling the vicarage road property. and she didn t pay capital gains tax on it. however, hmrc says married couples can only count one property as their main home, something angela rayner has admitted to newsnight she didn t realise at the time. and secondly, under electoral law you must tell the truth about y

let's investigating angela rayner. thank you. let's return _ investigating angela rayner.yner. thank you. let's return now to _ investigating angela rayner. thank you. let's return now to the - investigating angela rayner. thank you. let's return now to the post i you. let's return now to the post office inquiry. alan cook, the managing director between 2006—2010 is giving evidence. could you bring back up that document, please? thank you. that is an e—mail from dave post on the 20th of october 2009, so five days after your e—mail. you are not in copy. no. it refers to some conference calls. dave smith only last week, asked me a few questions and indicated that alan cook is asking for more robust defence of horizon. what are you asking for a defence of horizon rather than an investigation into its integrity?— rather than an investigation into its integrity? definitely not. just lookinu its integrity? definitely not. just lookin: for its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. _ its integrity? definitely not. just looking for answers. one - its integrity? defin

angela rayner it is. it remains rayner yes it is.ins curious, doesn't it, that keir starmer hasn't asked to have a look at the tax advice himself ? look at the tax advice himself? >> it's such a different way to the way in which he responded to the way in which he responded to the police investigation. he found himself where he found himself under where he just , you know what, if just said, you know what, if they find against me, i'll resign . yeah. resign. yeah. >> that's true. that was that was very different. >> bold and >> that was a bold and courageous political move. and actually, extent, that actually, to some extent, that was point at which people was the point at which people started to say, guy a started to say, this guy is a serious person on this. this is a this is a bold and courageous and, and far from timid move that started to change perceptions about keir starmer, i think, yeah, i think you might be right on that one. >> yes. lots of people did heap praise upon the labour leader for that, for saying, you know what,

say angela rayner has stop angela rayner says she's stop confident she followed the rules at all times, we'll have the latest. also on the programme a former post office boss tells the public inquiry he'll always regret accusing sub postmasters of having their hands in the till. russia targets ukraine's energy network — we have a special report on how civilians are coping in kharkiv. what is your message to iran in this moment? _ what is your message to iran in this moment? �* president biden vows to support israel, amid fears iran is preparing to retaliate for a strike on one of its diplomatic compounds. the kingsmills massacre — an inquest finds the shooting of ten protestant men in northern ireland nearly 50 years ago was a planned ira attack. and, in augusta, tiger woods sets a new record — by reaching the weekend of the masters for the 24th consecutive year. on newsnight at 1030 — the shadow deputy prime minister says she will resign if found to have broken the law after police start to investigate her former living arrangements. what exactly she accused of? what exactly is she ac

angela rayner somebody.aming from the rooftops for people's heads on the conservative side of the house. if they break rules or laws. and yet i found it astonishing when you spoke to keir starmer last week, he said, i don't need to know the details. you're a barrister. >> taken her word. he's >> he's taken her word. he's taken her word for it. >> and then there's this blended family she's family business. oh, she's a northern been northern woman. there's been a feeling that different rules apply. david lammy said apply. david lammy even said that. apply. david lammy even said that . and yet, clearly, in the that. and yet, clearly, in the eyes of law, they don't. and eyes of the law, they don't. and what's happened here, they've now lost control of the narrative . narrative. >> that's right. i mean, keir starmer last week when we asked him , didn't we, have asked him, didn't we, have you asked to this written to see this, this written evidence from the tax advice or the other expert advice to show that angela

angela rayner accused them - matter for the police.r for the police. angela l rayner accused them of trying to smear her to distract from her record. the toes are convinced they are onto something.— convinced they are onto somethina. ., , , ., ., , something. the double standards have been extraordinary. - something. the double standards have been extraordinary. angela | have been extraordinary. angela rayner herself spent her political career calling people out for exactly the thing she seems to be doing now. it is not acceptable to ignore it. the contributors hope they have angela rayner on the hopes and hope she will soon be vindicated property and to an issue that doctor part of the issues that doctor party for weeks. —— dogged the party. the us vice president kamala harris has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. her comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. speaking in tuscon, ms harris said the form

i am fully confident that angela rayner has not broken the rules — that angela rayner has not brokentigation as you would expect and it's a matter of the police — expect and it's a matter of the olice. �* ., , ., , police. but the conservatives feel differently- _ police. but the conservatives feel differently. it _ police. but the conservatives feel differently. it is _ police. but the conservatives feel differently. it is not _ police. but the conservatives feel differently. it is not acceptable i police. but the conservatives feel differently. it is not acceptable to avoid taxation _ differently. it is not acceptable to avoid taxation that _ differently. it is not acceptable to avoid taxation that may _ differently. it is not acceptable to avoid taxation that may have - avoid taxation that may have occurred _ avoid taxation that may have occurred here _ avoid taxation that may have occurred here and _ avoid taxation that may have occurred here and it's - avoid taxation that may have occurred here and it's not. occurred here and it's not acceptahie _ occurred here and it's not acce

i am fully confident that angela rayner has not broken the rules.rate with the investigation as you would expect, and it is really a matter for the police. greater manchester police confirmed that the complaint had originally come from a conservative mp, and the party is digging in. i think the double standards have been extraordinary. angela rayner herself has spent her political career calling people out for exactly the thing that she seems to be doing now. it is not acceptable to ignore it. angela rayner has previously described of her life as "difficult" and said there was never any question of deceit. as a woman at the heart of labour's general election hopes, this is one campaign she is prepared to tough out. in the last few minutes angela rayner has released a statement saying she makes no apologies for having held conservative ministers to account over some other issues in the past. she emphasises that she sees this as a political attack of the kind that we have seen the poor. she says the conservative party reporting political opponents to

angela broke electoral law. rayners she will stand down angela rayner says she will stand down if they prove any wrongdoing. a coroner rules the shooting dead of 10 protestant workmen in northern ireland in 1976 was an "overtly sectarian attack by the ira". also coming up on the world today: and what sparked the brightest burst of light every recorded? scientists solve the cosmic question, but has it unlocked more mysteries? welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. we begin in the middle east where reports of hezbollah launching dozens of soils into israel. confirming a0 lodges were identified to some were intercepted. unclear whether this is linked to the threat that has been reported today that an attack by iran on israel is imminent. the white house described that the right as quote, real and viable. media reporting in israel that the prime minister is meeting top officials for such an attack which would be seen as retaliation or the air strike that killed senior iranian commanders ne

i've angela rayner said this. i've repeatedly welcome angela rayner said this.yner said this. i've repechance sit welcome angela rayner said this. i've repechance sit down welcome angela rayner said this. i've repechance sit down with :ome angela rayner said this. i've repechance sit down with thee the chance to sit down with the appropriate authorities, including police hmrc, including the police and hmrc, to the facts and draw a to set out the facts and draw a line under this matter. i am completely confident i've followed at all times. followed the rules at all times. i've integrity i've always said that integrity and are important and accountability are important in that's it's in politics. that's why it's important urgently important that this is urgently looked at independently and without interference. without political interference. i apologies for having i make no apologies for having held conservative ministers to account in the past. indeed the pubuc account in the past. indeed the public rightly expect me public would rightly expect me to the deputy

no, we're going to talk about angela rayner in just a moment , but talk about angela rayner in just ay that the guests we booked is the former editor of the sunday mirror, who has covered foreign stories extensively. paul connew, show. stories extensively. paul conn reaction show. stories extensively. paul conn reaction to show. stories extensively. paul conn reaction to this show. stories extensively. paul conn reaction to this escalation your reaction to this escalation between iran and israel , with between iran and israel, with iran having sent drones to israel ? israel? >> on one level, it's not surprising that iran's retaliating. but what is surprising , perhaps, is that surprising, perhaps, is that they're doing it directly from iran on aimed at israel rather than via proxies . and i think than via proxies. and i think thatis than via proxies. and i think that is a surprise. and the interesting thing is, going to be, you know, interesting, i say, but dangerous is how israel responds. but of course, they've got a very , very sophisticated got a very, very sophisticated steel dom

and questions continue be questions will continue to be asked angela rayner, of the asked of angela rayneridence in angela rayneh he has a confidence in angela rayner. has not been rayner. but has not been prepared to look at the advice himself, allowed this story himself, has allowed this story to and run, has been a to run and run, which has been a huge distraction for them. i would have thought in the run up to the local elections , because to the local elections, because why you think? why do you think? >> me, but why you >> forgive me, but why do you think hasn't looked at the think he hasn't looked at the advice? mean, he's someone who advice? i mean, he's someone who would advice would understand that advice better most of us. better than most of us. >> and that's the >> exactly. and that's the question, you would have question, because you would have thought found something thought if he'd found something within advice or that within that legal advice or that tax at angela says tax advice at angela rayner says that received, and if he'd that she's received, and if he'd come a diffe

the conservatives hope they have angela rayner on the ropes.cated, putting an end to an issue which has dogged the party for weeks. leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms. part of a full on attack, state by state, on reproductive freedom. and we all must understand to blame. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub

angela rayner at ten. but first my big opinion. through. angela rayner at ten. but first my big opinion . have but first my big opinion. have you ever known such a lack of enthusiasm for an incoming government .7 in 1979, fed up government? in 1979, fed up brits ushered in the arrival of margaret thatcher with a sense of hope and optimism off the back of five years of union chaos , economic crisis, chaos, economic crisis, inflation, unemployment and the so—called winter of discontent, dunng so—called winter of discontent, during which there were regular blackouts, piles of rubbish lying uncollected in the streets and dead bodies unburied . and and dead bodies unburied. and similarly, after the exchange rate mechanism crisis under john rate mechanism crisis underjohn major and with a conservative party dogged by allegations of sleaze, tony blair's landslide victory in 1997 felt like a new chapter for the country. i voted for blair three times. of course they made mistakes , huge they made mistakes, huge mistakes, particularly unchecked mass immigration in. but li

the allegations against angela rayner. allegations against angela rayner . next. rayner.> patrick. thank you. well, the top story from the gb news room tonight. and we start with some breaking news. the times newspaper is reporting this evening that the deputy labour leader, angela rayner, is the subject of a multiple lead police investigation concerned thing. we understand alleged electoral law, offences . the electoral law, offences. the paper also says that police are looking into miss rayner's personal tax affairs, on top of allegations that she supplied false information for the electoral register when she lived between her two former council houses in stockport over ten years ago. miss rayner has previously said she'll step down if it's found that she's committed any crime , while committed any crime, while insisting she's always followed the rules . well, in other news the rules. well, in other news tonight, the prime minister has told his israeli counterpart that now is a moment for calm heads as israel considers its response to iran's missile and drone attack at

angela rayner is not an person. angela rayner is not an ordinary person. suddenly we get james daly, the tory vice chairman, making a complaint to the police. the police are in a situation whereby they can't be seen to be politically partisan, so they must conduct this investigation . and i'm fairly investigation. and i'm fairly sure at the end of it nothing will will come of it. angela rayner will carry on being deputy leader and become deputy prime minister, but yes, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeiinnister, but yes, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeis this:er, but yes, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeis this , r, but yes, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeis this , this,t yes, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeis this , this, this, i mean, deputy leader and become deputy primeis this , this, this trickyan, there is this, this, this tricky bit. i think in the future she might be a bit more careful about calling for resignations of tory ministers. >> why doesn't keir starmer want to the advice t

angela rayner surely has to go.that prove keir starmer is a hypocrite. i go to portland, a resident angry that resident there, angry that people on the bibby stockholm barge getting a load of barge are getting a load of luxuries can't luxuries that locals can't access. that access. new revelations that meghan blocking harry meghan markle is blocking harry from contacting william and i clash with a man suing the government for not doing enough to tackle climate change. it's all go well. >> it's gone mad patrick christys. up next, patrick. christys. it's up next, patrick. i'll give you the number of that doctor. he works wonders. let me tell you, listen, folks, very briefly, that , briefly, do you think that, alex, do you think it was naughty of that doctor, or do you he's given the botox? you think, he's given the botox? you know, nothing in return. >> well, no, it was inappropriate, you inappropriate, isn't it? you can't inappropriate, isn't it? you cant uke can't be doing business like that, if you're a that, parti

i angela rayner is a good i think angela rayner is a good thing. be more people in politics on both sides like her, who've actually lived. i mean, for goodness sake, most mps have never been inside a council house, let alone a public row about alone had a public row about one. be much more one. so it would be much more useful if there were more of them. who were like her. so i'm not her. i do think not against her. but i do think that in this case she's in she's she's in a bit of trouble and she'd be a lot less trouble if she'd be a lot less trouble if she'd about it. i'm she'd come clean about it. i'm also interested in sir keir starmer, great former starmer, the great former director prosecutions, director of public prosecutions, who's being terribly who's always being terribly stern about how many people he prosecuted when he was in that office. being so relaxed about this, about about prosecuting, as it were, or even or just even pursuing a problem with his own deputy, i think he's probably worried about losing her again. it's, it's politics. i

says, angela rayner. what the rest of us opinion. do what the rest of us have to do. if you're unsure, ring hmrc. guess what, angela? it's free of charge. otherwise pay it's free of charge. otherwise pay the tax advice and then follow it as she's trying to phone hmrc isn't the easiest thing in the to world be fair, meanwhile. brendan. oh, this is the gordon ramsay one. he's got a problem, brendan says , i a problem, brendan says, i wonder how long it will take ramsay to get the squatters evicted. with most landlords, it's months of legal loopholes and negotiations and very expensive. will watch this with interest . yeah, i wonder if it's interest. yeah, i wonder if it's one rule for them and one rule for us. like out here, and another one on gordon ramsay. and dave. good afternoon and this is dave. good afternoon dave. says it's an dave. he says it's not an ideological occupying protest at ramsay's restaurant. it's all about extortion. the occupiers will be negotiating fee with about extortion. the occupi

angela rayner surely has to go.at prove keir starmer is a hypocrite. i go to portland, a resident angry that resident there, angry that people on the bibby stockholm barge getting a load of barge are getting a load of luxuries can't luxuries that locals can't access. that access. new revelations that meghan blocking harry meghan markle is blocking harry from contacting william and i clash with a man suing the government for not doing enough to tackle climate change. it's all go well. >> it's gone mad patrick christys. up next, patrick. christys. it's up next, patrick. i'll give you the number of that doctor. he works wonders. let me tell you, listen, folks, very briefly, that , briefly, do you think that, alex, do you think it was naughty of that doctor, or do you he's given the botox? you think, he's given the botox? you know, nothing in return. >> well, no, it was inappropriate, you inappropriate, isn't it? you can't inappropriate, isn't it? you cant uke can't be doing business like that, if you're a that, particu

. developing story on angela rayner . . we heard potential hypocrisy. we heard from grant shapps just a moment ago , saying that angela rayner ago, saying that angela rayner is someone who's called on people to resign over many different things in the past. and perhaps most interesting, only the. when boris johnson was placed under police investigation . no, no question investigation. no, no question of whether he was guilty or otherwise, but just very otherwise, but just the very fact of investigation. angela rayner he should rayner said that he should resign over that. now, why is it one rule for him and one rule for her? >> for some crusty m&s sandwiches in downing street that wasn't even aware there? >> very tricky isn't it? >> very tricky one, isn't it? for keir starmer? he is for keir starmer? so far he is standing beside her standing very much beside her there, denying all wrongdoing. she's wrongdoing , of she's denying all wrongdoing, of course, but they do have they have seen the team, have seen the tax advice. so

angela rayner in regard to this story? angela raynen >> i'd be doorstepping angela rayner, also be rayner, but i'd also be doorstepping starmer. in doorstepping keir starmer. in fact, be fact, i'd probably be doorstepping than her. doorstepping him more than her. >> listen, kulveer >> okay, well, listen, kulveer rangen >> okay, well, listen, kulveer ranger, that ranger, the bottom line is that angela rayner has made clear she's wrong. she's done nothing wrong. there's investigation there's a police investigation on the boss. keir starmer is happy legal advice is sound, happy the legal advice is sound, she said. you know she'll stand down if anything criminal has happened. nothing to see here. >> well, it doesn't feel that way because we know there's an investigation at the investigation going on at the moment there moment and there appear there are questions be are more questions to be answered hear this drip answered and we hear this drip feed information coming feed of information coming through about neighbours and othe

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the times is reporting that the deputy labour leader, angela rayner, is the subject of a multiple leadeged electoral law offences. the paper also says that police are looking into miss rayner's personal tax affairs, on top of allegations that she supplied false information for the electoral register when she lived between her two former council homes in stockport over ten years ago. miss rayner has previously said she'll step down if it's found she's committed any crime. while insisting she's always followed the rules . well, always followed the rules. well, the other main story tonight is that the prime minister has told his israeli counterpart that now is a moment for calm heads, as israel considers its response to iran's missile and drone attack at the weekend , rishi sunak at the weekend, rishi sunak spoke to benjamin netanyahu on a call that was delayed 24 hours, with yesterday, israeli media reporting that mr netanyahu was refusing to take calls from world leaders seeking to influence his country's decision. a downing street spokesperson said tonight rishi rishi sunak reaffirmed

absolutely, except angela l rayner questioned oliver dowding year. for the foreseeable future, so in other words, for the foreseeable future, so in otherwords, it for the foreseeable future, so in other words, it won't happen in the way that michael gove and you and oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case — oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case at _ oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case at all. _ oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case at all. that _ oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case at all. that isn't - oliver dowding have set out. that is not the case at all. that isn't the i not the case at all. that isn't the case, not the case at all. that isn't the case. that _ not the case at all. that isn't the case, that this _ not the case at all. that isn't the case, that this assessment i not the case at all. that isn't the case, that this assessment is i not the case at all. that isn't the i case, that this assessment is going to happen? ietrnte case, that this assessment is going to ha- -en? . .

angela rayner on angela rayner. >> he wanted to use word >> he wanted to use that word i did rayner.rested in seeing rain as evidence. , since she's evidence. i am, since she's about be part of the next about to be part of the next government, under government, she should be under scrutiny. others scrutiny. she calls for others to resign if they have a questionable and that questionable background and that is people is the truth, isn't it? people don't why she don't like hypocrisy. why is she shying away from just revealing the evidence done the evidence if she's done nothing wrong, just show and jack. >> jack agrees. he says i don't like her hypocrisy, but there are pressing things are much more pressing things to challenge labour on, such as how they'll their net they'll pay for their new net zero policies and would challenge them on the massive subsidies to renewable companies , most of which foreign , most of which are foreign owned. wants a focus on owned. jack wants a focus on policy rather than personality. >> yes , and we do often focus on >> yes, and we do often focus on per

there you can see it, angela rayner scurrying into a pub that angela into a pub and that angela rayner rayner denies any wrongdoing at all and keir starmer is very much supporting her, backing her. so are the rest of team saying are the rest of the team saying she's done nothing wrong and that but there she's done nothing wrong and that go. but there she's done nothing wrong and that go. a but there she's done nothing wrong and that go. a little but there she's done nothing wrong and that go. a little bit but there she's done nothing wrong and that go. a little bit of it there she's done nothing wrong and that go. a little bit of protest you go. a little bit of protest because a lot of people were wondering was, they wondering where she was, they were, this is a were, they were. and this is a relatively , campaign relatively rare now, campaign appearance the last two weeks. i think we haven't seen her. >> well, there you go. i'm glad we could let you know where she is. >> yes, it'll be is.— >> yes, it'll be a is. >> yes, it'll be a regular section on this. on this program. rayner, watc

right in saying that the police not actually police are not actually currently investigating angela raynen raynerssessing whether or not they will do so. it's to that it's important to make that point spokesman point now. a labour spokesman said her husband said angela and her husband mutually maintain said angela and her husband mutuexisting maintain said angela and her husband mutuexisting residences ntain their existing residences to reflect their family circumstances, they circumstances, and they share childcare responsibilities. angela has always made clear that also spent time at her that she also spent time at her husband's property when they had children and got married, she was perfectly entitled to do so. angela i will say again, angela rayner i will say again, denies absolutely any and all wrongdoing. it's time now for the great british giveaway and our biggest prize so far, £10,000 in cash, luxury travel items and a £10,000 2025 all inclusive greek cruise. well wow , there we go. so good it shocked me anyway, want the chance to win it all? >> here's how this is your chance to win our

a question about one of your own colleagues, angela rayner, - own colleagues, angela rayner, suggestionsolice are investigating multiple potential offences. do you still have complete faith in her?— offences. do you still have complete faith in her? angela has answered no end of questions _ faith in her? angela has answered no end of questions on _ faith in her? angela has answered no end of questions on this, _ faith in her? angela has answered no end of questions on this, she - faith in her? angela has answered no end of questions on this, she is - end of questions on this, she is happy to answer any further questions, i have complete confidence in her. the police investigation allows a line to be drawn in relation to this. angela rayner will be out with us campaigning because we have really important local elections where we have a positive case to take to the country on anti—social behaviour, housing, the health service, which i know matter to the very many people who will be venting into week's time. ., ., ., ., , time. on to rwanda, labour lords dela in: time. on to rwanda, labour

the conservatives hope they have angela rayner on the ropes.two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should have known. adam crozier, who was chief executive of royal mail until 2010, also apologised. our reporter marc ashdown has the story. david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the years when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted. time and again they apologised. i'd just like to place on record an apology... i'd like to put on record most strongly my personal apology. i think it is a matter of real regret... - adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail, parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. as far as i recall, i don't- remember anyone in the post office governance system, whether that's the board, i the risk committee, the exec team,

so this is angela rayner, the police investigate multiple allegations now. the police investigation into angela rayneris police investigation into angela rayner is examining multiple allegations and is not limited to potential electoral law offences. apparently, she was also running a crack den in manchester and she shot harambee. no, that's a little joke there. just in case her lawyer, which one of the two was the joke? >> so . oh, good. >> so. oh, good. >> so. oh, good. >> so, but yeah, there's, they've apparently a dozen police officers are working on it, which shows that there must not be much crime in manchester anymore. >> if this is the priority, somebody, you know, possibly, potentially diddling a couple of grand off. i mean, some of the issues that she's facing are possibly capital gains tax , so possibly capital gains tax, so if it was our main address, as she's claimed , she would not she's claimed, she would not have had to pay capital gains tax. but, you know, if it wasn't, then she she would also there's a single person discount on i guess coun

. leader angela rayner. >> we now come to prime minister's questions. jonathan gillis, number one. >> mr speaker , deputy prime >> mr speaker, deputy prime minister, mr speaker , i have minister, mr speaker, i have been asked to reply. >> i know that members across the house will wish to join me in offering condolences to the family and friends of lord frank field. he was an outstanding parliamentarian who worked tirelessly to make society a better place. my right hon. friend, the prime minister is in berlin. he has announced the biggest strengthening of our defence in a generation . and mr defence in a generation. and mr speaken defence in a generation. and mr speaker, i am sure that members will also want to join me in wishing the jewish community a happy passover , a celebration of happy passover, a celebration of freedom. but of course, we remember the empty chairs of those hostages still being held captive in gaza and call for their immediate release . mr their immediate release. mr speaken their immediate release. mr speaker, this morning i had me

angela rayner consistently polls very, very highly.ed by, labour voters and activists. i think even , some people who think even, some people who voted for the tory party in 2019 and a red wall, they look at her and a red wall, they look at her and like her and like her honesty and transparency and this whole saga has caused damage to her. i think politically, she hasn't done many interviews. she's been quite hiding, hiding away and not being out, out, fronting up as as well as she would have done.i as as well as she would have done. i think she's a chance here to draw a line. the problem she's got is how long it will take. a police investigations can take months, and it could be that this whole issue raises its head on the eve of a of a likely general election , as i see it in general election, as i see it in late november. if that happens, he could have quite a bearing on that campaign. we'll wait and see. is quite secure, see. she is quite secure, though, bev, because she's elected by members of the labour party. so sir keir starmer

that's how it can if angela rayner has done know if angela rayner has done anything wrong, whether sheax we given wrong tax advice. we simply don't and keir simply don't know. and keir starmer at the moment is taking an interesting position . my team an interesting position. my team have seen the advice. i don't need to see the advice. i trust her. that enough for you? her. is that enough for you? clearly for clearly it's not enough for the public. of people will be >> lots of people will be thinking starmer simply thinking is keir starmer simply getting throw his getting ready to throw his own team angela rayner well team and angela rayner as well under simply for self—preservation? >> but does need does he >> but does he need her? does he need her to appeal to the masses, well, much more to come. rishi sunak is, of course, welcomed rwandan president paul kagame to number 10. we saw that at the top of the hour, and we're going to get an update live from downing street on that meeting shortly. course, meeting very shortly. of course, we what we want your views on what should leaders di

we've known for quite a long time now that the that the sort of arranged marriage between angela raynerm perfect. and there are who say that angela are many who say that angela rayner on manoeuvres rayner is already on manoeuvres for after a general election. in some ways, perhaps , maybe it some ways, perhaps, maybe it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for keir starmer if angela rayner had to step back from lead, from role as from her lead, from her role as deputy leader of the labour party. of course we're a party. but of course we're a long way from that. and if long way away from that. and if it turn out be a big it does turn out to be a big scandal , well, i it does turn out to be a big scandal, well, i think it does turn out to be a big scandal , well, i think however scandal, well, i think however much keir starmer thinks he might have insulated himself from it, he will be very much implicated. >> i like that an arranged marriage between the two, is >> i like that an arranged mlittle|e between the two, is >> i like that an arranged mlittle bitetween the two, is >> i like t

the conservatives hope they have angela rayner on the ropes.f abortion rights in arizona. her comments followed the arizona supreme court decision to propose a total ban on the procedure, upholding the law enacted 160 years ago. speaking in tucson, miss harris said the former president wanted to take america back to the 19th century. take america back to the 19th centu . ~ . . , take america back to the 19th centu .~ ., century. what has happened here in arizona is a — century. what has happened here in arizona is a new— century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection _ century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. i arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe v. wade was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms, part of a full on attack, state by state, and reproductive freedom. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. inspired by the songs of abba, mamma m

when it comes to, angela rayner talking about, rishi sunaks height in pmqs, jamie says go on, angela,he tories. frank says sunak is vertically challenged , so it's a great challenged, so it's a great crack by her. simon says people are just so rude in society these days. our politicians should be setting an example, the right's example, he carryouts that with anthony, says. for once, rayner made a witty point nobody should be upset. after all, it's one of the most accurate things she's ever said, says anthony . there ever said, says anthony. there you go. that's all i've got time for aaron. thanks for your company, jacqueline. thank you for yours and thank you for all of your company at home. all views welcome and i shall see you tomorrow. but up next farage night . night. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. >> hi there and welcome to the gb news forecast from the met office. it's going to be chilly overnight through the next 24 hours. however, increasing cloud will bring further showers by the end of thursday. we've got higher pressure ebbing away

it is to do with angela rayner�*s for my living arrangements in stockport.y scheme. she got a 25% discount. she then got married in 2010 and was spending some time that her husband' house, although she maintained the original property was her principal residence. she sold in 2015, made a bit of a profit. there was a suggestion she might have owed capital gains on it but that is something she strongly denies. she says she has had tax and legal advice and does not believe she has done anything wrong. where the allegation is potentially concerning for her is whether or not she provided inaccurate information about where exactly she was living at that time, to do with register, the registry of her children's births. the conservatives have been banging on about this and i think what has changed its new information that has been put to greater manchester by conservative mp, daley, who represents bury north, it is understood he had said to the police, why are you not looking at what some of angela rayner�*s neighbours have been saying? contradicting her accounts ab

angela rayner can't hide here go .again there and keep it. keep it on. there we go. there we go. angela rayner, it says tax dodger on it. and there were people with, bright yellow vests with tax inspectors written across the back of them following her around. so rayner and shadow chancellor rachel reeves were forced to flee out the back door pub. we've the back door of a pub. we've all there. to be fair, this all been there. to be fair, this afternoon, after campaign afternoon, after a campaign event it comes the event was hijacked, it comes the same labour's deputy same day that labour's deputy leader a hypocrite leader was branded a hypocrite after emerged she after it emerged that she demanded jill mortimer, demanded tory mp jill mortimer, publisher, tax returns which she continues to publish continues to refuse to publish her own, adam, i mean, you know , her own, adam, i mean, you know, you've got people openly taking the mickey now she's getting followed around by people with tax inspector their back and tax insp

police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral laweputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether or not she paid the correct level of tax, on the sale of her council house in 2015. she strongly denies she's done anything wrong. political correspondent leila nathoo joins me from westminster. can you just talk us through what the police will be looking into? it's quite a complicated tale, these claims first surfaced some weeks ago in an unauthorised biography of angela rayner, labour's deputy leader, by a former tory party chairman. they were then taking on by the current tory deputy party chairman. they centred around whether angela rayner lived in the house that she said she did, that she said was her primary residence between the years of 2007 — 15 when she sold it. now the reason it's important is because she was registered on the electoral roll, so registered on the electoral roll, so registered to vote, at that address. but the tory mp, james daly, who is the party's deputy chairman, says that accounts from a lever�*s at t

so that is exactly what the conservatives have been doing towards angela rayner. so there you go.ously important to say about angela rayner that, in recent years, she hasn't wasted any time when there's a conservative mp like borisjohnson in trouble, she's straight out of the traps. and as i last checked the lancashire police website at 5:36 pm today, they said that there had been no complaints made to them. ailbhe, not getting into the speculation about this case, but, i mean, what's your take on just what goes on at westminster in terms of the life of an mp and what a sort of weird life that is? yeah, well, you know, listening to nick's account there, i it really made me think maybe a helpful bit of context - is the whipping system. so these are the people in _ the government who are responsible for party discipline, - so getting all these mps to vote in the correct way. and what an odd system that really is. _ so essentially these - whips are kind of shadowy figures in the background. they don't have much of a public profile, - unlike other members of the government. . they col