Two Homes Ang Rayner’s secretive & entitled behaviour signals how Labour might govern

Home truths

IF the polls continue to remain this bleak for the Tories, Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner will likely lead Labour into No10.

With such power will come responsibility — and scrutiny.
Angela Rayner cannot use spurious claims of privacy to hide from both.

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Two Homes Ange has built an entire political career out of savaging ‘lying’ Tory politicians[/caption]

Two Homes Ange has built an entire political career out of savaging “lying” Tory politicians.

Yet far from being straightforward over her council house sale, blunt-speaking Rayner hypocritically says she shouldn’t have to answer.

Claims she is a victim of an unfair witch-hunt against a working-class woman are ridiculous.

Tory-hating Rayner is merely facing the same treatment she has dished out for years to rival politicians — including on tax.

No-one yet knows for certain whether she avoided capital gains tax or not.

There has been no explanation of why she apparently lived in one house and her then husband and children lived in another.

Rayner insists that’s private but such shiftiness over an unusual family set up makes her look, if not guilty, then at least a bit odd to voters.

So what is Rayner afraid of?

If she’s done nothing wrong, why is it seemingly so hard for her to publicly prove so?

And does her secretive and entitled behaviour signal how Labour might govern in the future?

Over to you, Deputy Leader.

Crack on, PM

AS the Prime Minister smashed into his Easter eggs at home yesterday he could be forgiven for picturing the faces of his party’s plotters on each one.

The danger for Sunak is that the endless leadership speculation stops ordinary folk from listening to anything he has to say.

But good economic news IS starting to trickle through.

Those on the lowest wages have had a much-needed increase while National Insurance reductions and falling energy prices will help families further.

The PM must be allowed to concentrate on delivering more tax cuts later this year.

There’s no other realistic way for the Tories to avoid electoral oblivion.

Comeback king

HOW heartening it was to see the King yesterday leading his family in his first major public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.

There is no doubt his treatment must be taking a toll.

But the King was clearly in good spirits and keen to put duty first.

We hope, too, that the Princess of Wales is enjoying a restful time with her husband and children.