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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax on sale of former home

Angela Rayner
Rayner was cleared by police on Tuesday but they had referred her case to the tax authority. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that Angela Rayner owes no capital gains tax for the sale of her former council house and that no further action will be taken, according to a document seen by the Guardian.

The tax authority said two weeks ago it had considered the evidence and had concluded the house in Stockport was the Labour deputy leader’s principal residence the whole time she owned it, meaning no tax would be due.

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