Angela Rayner barred by court order from revealing tax details, says No 10

So far Rayner has not commented personally on the controversy. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

Angela Rayner cannot be fully transparent about the tax arrangements on her second home because there is a court order barring her from revealing the relevant information, Downing Street has said.

The deputy prime minister has been under scrutiny for days over her purchase of a flat in Hove on the south coast and whether she deliberately arranged her financial situation to avoid paying tax.