Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer deputy PM Angela Rayner (PA Wire)Angela Rayner's taxpayer-funded security detail was pictured assisting her boyfriend, Sam Tarry, in moving belongings between their homes in Brighton and Hove. The close-protection officers and their vehicle, paid for by the public, were seen transporting boxes and bags in a BMW X5. Critics, including Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake and Reform UK's Richard Tice, accused Ms Rayner of wasting public money and abusing privileges. Ms Rayner's spokesperson defended the actions, citing a "heightened and active" security risk and recent misogynistic graffiti attacks on her Hove property. This incident follows Ms Rayner's recent resignation from the shadow cabinet after it emerged she underpaid stamp duty on a seaside flat. In fullRayner under fire for boyfriend’s use of taxpayer-funded bodyguards to move boxes between housesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Angela Rayner criticised for use of taxpayer-funded bodyguards
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer deputy PM Angela Rayner (PA Wire)Angela Rayner's taxpayer-funded security detail was pictured assisting her boyfriend, Sam Tarry, in moving belongings between their homes in Brighton and Hove. The close-protection officers and their vehicle, paid for by the public, were seen transporting boxes and bags in a BMW X5. Critics, including Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake and Reform UK's Richard Tice, accused Ms Rayner of wasting public money and abusing privileges. Ms Rayner's spokesperson defended the actions, citing a "heightened and active" security risk and recent misogynistic graffiti attacks on her Hove property. This incident follows Ms Rayner's recent resignation from the shadow cabinet after it emerged she underpaid stamp duty on a seaside flat. In fullRayner under fire for boyfriend’s use of taxpayer-funded bodyguards to move boxes between housesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
