Rayner Says She Will Step Down If Police Find Criminal Offence

The deputy Labour leader also said she’s ‘completely confident’ that she has followed the rules, and denied applying double standards on her political opponent.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner addresses the Labour Party Women's Conference 2023 in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 7, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has promised she will step down if she is found to have committed a crime, but she is “confident” that she has followed the rules.

It comes after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed on Friday that it’s examining allegations that she may have broken electoral law by providing false information about her main residence a decade ago.