The pair put on a display of public defiance this lunchtime (Image: PA)
Sir Keir Starmer has shown a public display of defiance today, appearing side-by-side with Angela Rayner.
His under-siege deputy joined him for a walkabout in Derby, where they visited a housing development to launch the party’s new “golden rules” for housebuilding should they win the election.
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Ms Rayner and Sir Keir were both seen wearing high-vis jackets and hard hats at the Nightingale Quarter of the city.
They then took off the builders’ outfits before stepping into a local resident’s kitchen for a chat.
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The pair’s outing comes after a tumultuous week for Ms Rayner, who remains at the centre of a storm about her home around 10 years ago and whether she broke electoral laws and dodged capital gains tax.
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The pair visited a housing development in Derby (Image: PA)
Labour is defending its embattled deputy (Image: PA)
Amid Ms Rayner adamantly saying she is innocent, it was revealed that around a dozen Greater Manchester Police officers are probing ‘multiple’ possible offences.
It also emerged that Labour destroyed key documents that could have shone a light on Ms Rayner’s living arrangements when she was selected as a Labour candidate in 2014.
This morning it was revealed that Ms Rayner’s eldest son was registered to live at her then-husband’s address on Lowndes Lane, which Ms Rayner says wasn’t her main residence.
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Labour this week admitted to destroying documents about Ms Rayner's housing situation (Image: PA)
Ms Rayner has promised to quit if found guilty (Image: PA)
However Labour insists that this latest claim does “not contradict anything” in Ms Rayner’s previous statements.
They add: “The rules were followed at all time”.
Ms Rayner has promised to resign if the police find her guilty of any wrongdoing.
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