Angela Rayner dodged shelling out £40,000 on her coastal flat after saying it was her main place of residence to tax authorities, it was claimed last night.
The Deputy Prime Minister reportedly took her name off the deeds of her Greater Manchester property only weeks before purchasing an £800,000 coastal flat in Hove, East Sussex, The Telegraph reports.
It comes after the Mail revealed the Labour housing secretary had purchased the apartment in addition to a £650,000 house she owns in her constituency and a three-bedroom grace-and-favour flat in Admiralty House.
The reported deed changes supposedly allowed the cabinet minister to pay £30,000 in stamp duty instead of £70,000, which would have been applied if the property was her second home.
Ms Rayner is also said to have told Tameside Council that her home situated in her constituency continues to be her primary residence.
