Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it will take no further action against Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner following an investigation into the sale of her former council house in Stockport. The probe was launched after a complaint from a senior Conservative MP regarding the 2015 sale of the property.
The force stated that while it conducted a thorough investigation, questions regarding personal tax and council tax fell outside its remit. Stockport Council also announced it would take no further action after reviewing police information. HMRC has been passed relevant details but cannot comment on individual tax affairs, though a Labour source indicated the tax authority concluded no tax was owed on the sale.
Ms Rayner welcomed the outcome, criticising the Conservatives for referring her to the police as a tactic to distract from their record. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his deputy had been vindicated. However, the Conservatives called on her to publish her personal tax advice, stating she had not provided an explanation to the questions raised.
The investigation centred on whether Ms Rayner owed capital gains tax on the £48,500 profit from selling the house, purchased under the right-to-buy scheme in 2007. She maintained it was her main residence and thus exempt from tax. Questions also arose over her voter registration address, which she has defended as correct.
