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

Deputy PM, under scrutiny over flat purchase, ‘restricted from providing further information’, says Downing Street

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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.