Overview

• Brighton and Hove City Council said it removed the offensive graffiti, citing security concerns and its policy on such removals.
• A resident covered the cost of the cleanup, according to the council’s statement on Friday.
• Sussex Police said they are making enquiries and asked witnesses to call 101 quoting serial 528 of 04/09.
• Downing Street, local MPs Peter Kyle and Chris Ward, and a spokesperson for Angela Rayner condemned the vandalism as unacceptable.
• Rayner had acknowledged underpaying stamp duty on the Hove property earlier in the week and later resigned from her senior posts following an official probe.