The Labour MP has been in the news lately due to the selling of an ex-council home she had in Stockport. She has been accused of evading capital gains tax, a claim she has refuted.
However, a force spokeswoman issued a new statement on Wednesday, stating: “We are currently reviewing our decision to not look into an allegation after receiving a complaint about it.
“When the reassessment is complete, the complainant will be informed.”
The accusations first surfaced in a book that former Conservative Party deputy chairman and Tory contributor Lord Ashcroft wrote about Ms. Rayner, which the Mail on Sunday started serializing.
The newspaper said that she had profited £48,500 from her former government home by exploiting the “right-to-buy” policy, which allows tenants in local authority housing to purchase their property at a reduced price. Ms. Rayner has criticized this policy for giving certain residents “loads and loads of
