Police Investigate Angela Rayner Over Residency Declaration

Police are investigating claims that Labour’s deputy leader may have broken electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago.

File photo of Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner during the Labour Party local elections campaign launch at the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology in Dudley on March 28, 2024. Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have launched a probe into whether Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law over information she had given about her main residence more than a decade ago.

GMP had initially said there would be no investigation, but confirmed on Friday it was examining whether any offences have been committed in light of information provided by the deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, James Daily.