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According to reports, police are planning to question Angela Reiner under suspicion regarding her sale of City Hall.
The Labor deputy leader has come under fire in recent months for claiming he failed to pay capital gains tax when he sold his home, a former council property, bought under the Right to Buy scheme.
according to of daily telegraphGreater Manchester Police (GMP) wrote to Ms Rayner’s constituency office in Ashton-under-Lyne to arrange an interview.
Mr Reiner will be questioned by officers under guard, most likely at a police station in Manchester.
The unit previously announced it would not interview the Labor Party deputy leader over claims he may have breached electoral law by failing to properly declare his permanent residence. was.
A police investigation into the matter had previously closed, but it is understood to have been reopened after Bury North Conservative MP James Daley asked police to investigate after further information came to light. There is.
Police are investigating the sale of a house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, which Mr Rayner bought before becoming an MP and sold for £127,500 in 2015 for a profit of £48,500. An investigation is said to be underway.
Ms Rayner legally avoided paying capital gains tax of up to £3,500 by claiming her home was her main residence.
Reiner said in March that she looked forward to “talking with the appropriate authorities… to draw a line under this matter” and hinted that she would attend a voluntary police investigation.
The police investigation focuses on whether Mr. Reiner falsely declared his domicile on the electoral register, which is a criminal offence.
In response to this report, a Labor Party spokesperson said: “Angela has made it clear that she will cooperate with any investigation. There are no plans for live commentary.
“We have full confidence that Angela complies with the rules at all times and is fit to allow police to carry out their duties.”
In a statement last month, she emphasized her denial that she had committed any criminal offenses, saying: Let’s set out the facts and draw a line under this issue.
“I am completely confident that I have always followed the rules.”
Rayner also spoke about how he would resign if he was proven to have committed a criminal act.
Great Manchester Police said it had “no latest information to share” on the case.
The force initially said Reiner would not be investigated after an “investigative review” because there was “no case to answer.”
The force said it needed to “reconsider the situation” and launched a new investigation after a complaint was made to the force by Tory deputy Mr Daley.
In his complaint, Mr Daly asked GMP to review whether Ms Rayner had provided correct information in her official documents and investigate whether she had breached election rules.
He claimed that the officers did not appear to have contacted witnesses or inspected electoral registers, certificates or other relevant documents.
Representatives of GMP, the Labor Party and Mr Reiner were contacted by: I Further comment required.