A minister today batted away demands for a probe into Angela Rayner's financial affairs after it emerged that she used the services of a company specialising in 'wealth protection'.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the embattled Deputy PM had been 'clear she has followed all the rules and requirements asked of her'.
Repeatedly challenged on whether an investigation should be held to clear up questions, she argued the issues related to 'family matters' and Ms Rayner was 'as a parent entitled to some privacy'.
Ms Rayner has been accused of 'flipping' the designation of her main home to limit her liabilities for stamp duty and council tax.
And she is now facing a grilling over splitting the ownership of her £650,000 constituency home with a trust administered by blue-chip law firm Shoosmiths.
