Keir Starmer STILL won't look at Angela Rayner's legal advice which she says ... trends now
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Sir Keir Starmer still hasn't seen legal advice which his deputy Angela Rayner claims exonerates her over her 'two homes' row.
Ms Rayner is under mounting pressure as both police and council investigations have been launched into the saga.
It is now threatening to overshadow Labour's campaigning ahead of next month's local elections.
At Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, Sir Keir was mocked by Rishi Sunak over his claim that he does not need to see the legal and tax advice which Ms Rayner says clears her of any wrongdoing.
The Labour leader attacked Mr Sunak over predecessor Liz Truss's book, Ten Years To Save The West, calling it 'quite the read'.
At Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, Sir Keir was mocked by Rishi Sunak over his claim that he does not need to see the legal advice which Ms Rayner says clears her of any wrongdoing
Ms Rayner, 44, faces questions over whether she should have paid capital gains tax on the ex-council house when it was sold in 2015, for a £48,500 profit, if it was not her principal residence
But the PM hit back, telling MPs: 'He ought to spend a bit less time reading that book and a bit more time reading the deputy leader's tax advice.'
Mr Sunak told his opposite number to 'show some leadership' and 'simply publish' the legal advice Ms Rayner has received over the sale of her former council house in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Ms Rayner, 44, has faced questions over whether she should have paid capital gains tax on the ex-council house when it was sold in
