Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, expresses support for Angela Rayner amidst allegations of breaking electoral law, emphasizing Rayner's integrity. Mahmood also defends Labour's handling of accusations against Nick Brown. The Conservative Party's relentless pursuit of Rayner is criticized as a risky strategy by commentators. A legal witness disputes Rayner's claims about her former residence, adding fuel to the controversy surrounding her property dealings. Despite ongoing scrutiny and police investigations, key figures like Keir Starmer continue to stand by Rayner.
Michael Gove taunts Angela Rayner over the police investigation into her house sale https://t.co/TnMT764YNv https://t.co/3KbXDoNtwe
🔴 Angela Rayner’s ex-husband ‘made £134,000 from council house sale’ https://t.co/kQTyh9rImg
"[Angela Rayner] judges herself by a different set of standards that she judges other people," Tory MP Bob Seely tells Labour peer Baroness Chapman #PoliticsLive https://t.co/hJSPKv7Us6 https://t.co/gUVGy89L4W
Ahead of today's speech on the rule of law, I talked to @PickardJE about its importance for our standing in the world. A Labour government will always respect the separation of powers and champion Britain's legal services. Full piece here ⬇️ https://t.co/b2LxnOY85h
Senior Labour MP insisted Keir Starmer was right to take Angela Rayner at her word amid probe into property dealings https://t.co/G0XYiStjU5 https://t.co/FayBwzQdxx
“Why won't the story go away? Because of the impression that the woman who would be our next deputy Prime Minister is not being straight with the public - surely a key qualification for high office.” @MrMarkDolan on why Angela Rayner’s controversy remains a key talking point. https://t.co/JafYwjMNcy
A legal witness to the sale of Angela Rayner’s former council house in Stockport has insisted that the deputy Labour leader is lying about where she lived in the 2010s https://t.co/0om1ykakKi
Excellent stuff from @AndrewRawnsley about Lunatic Liz! https://t.co/4gORx8GOXK https://t.co/zjNxQPAM9K
“It doesn’t look good for Angela Rayner.” The emergence of a key document signed by Angela Ranyer's former neighbour adds speculation to whether she deliberately broke electoral law and avoided capital gains tax. @cristo_radio | #TalkTV
Really good @andrewrawnsley here 👇 https://t.co/wSK7dXYvHa
Excellent assessment by @andrewrawnsley A warning to the injurious. https://t.co/GfeHPk7GY5
“Voters are realistic enough not to expect a Labour government to be a congregation of saints, but they already look at the Tories as a cesspit of sinners.” @andrewrawnsley in brilliant form. Ranyner-bashing is not a vote-winner and it stinks. https://t.co/hSAxqw4yEJ
I’ve interviewed ShabanaMahmood for the @ft ahead of her first major speech as shadow justice secretary in which she defends UK’s membership of the European Court of Human Rights, describing it as a privilege that has “protected the rights of thousands of British citizens” over…
Excellent article by Andrew Rawnsley in today’s Observer. The Tories are chucking stones from a glass house. https://t.co/TZhPhgcjqt
@andrewrawnsley excellent on Rayner and the Tories. https://t.co/ecVR2L5VnX
Labour’s Shabana Mahmood tells @TimesRadio that the party has dealt with allegations against Nick Brown absolutely appropriately and adds that “Labour is not in the business of letting our friends off the hook”.
"It's quite revealing about how Labour isn't quite yet match-fit for government." Sunday Times political commentator @ShippersUnbound discusses the row involving Angela Rayner. #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/DeWInSOyEO
"For a certain section of the Tory Party, Angela does represent a bit of an easy target, because of her background." Shadow Justice Secretary @ShabanaMahmood speaks on the allegations made about Angela Rayner that she broke electoral law #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF https://t.co/EJny1EWNzE
"How you respond to conflict really matters, and my own response, that of my party... have weighed heavily on me, on my colleagues." Labour MP @ShabanaMahmood says she believes "the Palestinian cause... is a just cause". #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/8g7wzF6rCK
"I have every confidence in Angela, as does Keir Starmer." Shadow justice sec @ShabanaMahmood says Angela Rayner has "nothing to hide" and that Sir Keir Starmer is "absolutely right" to take the deputy Labour leader's word. #TrevorPhillips https://t.co/fhIHlpTGAF 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/JhOqL8wcVK
The usual thoughtful and nuanced piece by @andrewrawnsley, well worth reading. https://t.co/ZOM2mDyxIx
The @Conservatives are playing a risky game with their relentless pursuit of Angela Rayner. Another excellent piece by @andrewrawnsley in @ObserverUK #politics https://t.co/5LjdlSzrht