Angela: I'll step down if I've broken the law

ASHTON MP INSISTS SHE FOLLOWED TAX RULES WHEN SELLING HOME

- THOMAS GEORGE

ANGELA Rayner has promised to step down if she is found to have committed a criminal offence over the sale of her house.

Greater Manchester Police has launched an investigation into whether the Ashton-under-Lyne MP broke electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago.

Ms Rayner, who is deputy leader of the Labour Party, previously said she did nothing wrong when declaring her main residence, and insisted she followed the rules when selling her excouncil house in Stock-port in 2015 before she became an MP.

Questions have been asked about whether the property was her main home, as well as if she paid the right amount of tax on the sale.

Last night, Ms Rayner again rejected allegations of any wrongdoing.