Tory MP who complained about Labour's Angela Rayner to police refuses to say what he thinks she's done wrong

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Greater Manchester Police confirmed last Friday it is investigating whether deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner broke electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago. The decision came after the force was contacted by Tory MP James Daly.

The Conservative MP who contacted police about Angela Rayner amid a row over her historic living arrangements has refused to say what offence he thinks she committed. James Daly was asked several times what he is alleging the deputy Labour leader has done, after Greater Manchester Police opened an investigation over allegations she may have broken electoral law. The deputy party chairman was unable to give a clear answer, saying he asked the force to investigate 'certain matters...

The force initially said they would not be investigating, but reversed that decision after Mr Daly informed them of claims made by neighbours that allegedly contradicted her statement that her property on Vicarage Road, Stockport, was her main residence and not her husbands', which was a mile away.

 

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