Overview

• Reports say Angela Rayner has three properties: a government-provided flat at Admiralty House in London, a £650,000 home in Ashton-under-Lyne, and a recently purchased Hove flat valued at about £700,000.
• Council tax for the Admiralty House flat is covered by the public, and a second-homes premium that took effect in April would lift the annual charge to £4,068.
• Conservative Party chairman Kevin Hollinrake accused Rayner of hypocrisy for backing tougher taxes on second homes while benefiting from a publicly funded ministerial residence.
• James Cleverly said Rayner has avoided answering detailed questions about which properties she owns and where she pays council tax, urging fuller disclosure.
• Supporters say she is meeting her tax obligations, and Nigel Farage defended her use of the ministerial residence, calling the row party politics and noting Michael Gove previously lived there.